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I haven't mentioned the subject to anybody connected with the _Times_, or anybody else, for that matter. Except my attorney, a month ago, when you were threatening to repudiate the contract you signed with me." "I suppose I'm expected to take your word for that?" "Yes, you are. Unless you care to call me a liar in so many words." He moved a step closer. Lloyd Whitburn outweighed him by fifty pounds, but most of the difference was fat. Whitburn must have realized that, too. I HAVEN'T MENTIONED THE SUBJECT TO ANYBODY CONNECTED WITH THE TIMES OR ANYBODY ELSE FOR THAT MATTER EXCEPT MY ATTORNEY A MONTH AGO WHEN YOU WERE THREATENING TO REPUDIATE THE CONTRACT YOU SIGNED WITH ME I SUPPOSE I'M EXPECTED TO TAKE YOUR WORD FOR THAT YES YOU ARE UNLESS YOU CARE TO CALL ME A LIAR IN SO MANY WORDS HE MOVED A STEP CLOSER LLOYD WHITBURN OUTWEIGHED HIM BY FIFTY POUNDS BUT MOST OF THE DIFFERENCE WAS FAT WHITBURN MUST HAVE REALIZED THAT TOO
ff short. "Doctor Chalmers,"--Whitburn had risen behind his desk as the door opened--"I certainly hope that you can realize that there was nothing but the most purely coincidental connection between the event featured in this morning's newspapers and your performance, a month ago, in Modern History Four," he began. "I realize nothing of the sort. The death of Khalid ib'n Hussein is a fact of history, unalterably set in its proper place in time-sequence. It was a fact of history a month ago no less than today." "So that's going to be your attitude; that your wild utterances of a month ago have now been vindicated as fulfilled prophesies? And I suppose you intend to exploit this--this coincidence--to the utmost. The involvement of Blanley College in a mess of sensational publicity means nothing to you, I presume." "I haven't any idea what you're talking about." "You mean to tell me that you didn't give this story to the local newspaper, the _Valley Times_?" Whitburn demanded. "I did not. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE WHITBURN CUT HIM OFF SHORT DOCTOR CHALMERS WHITBURN HAD RISEN BEHIND HIS DESK AS THE DOOR OPENED I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT YOU CAN REALIZE THAT THERE WAS NOTHING BUT THE MOST PURELY COINCIDENTAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EVENT FEATURED IN THIS MORNING'S NEWSPAPERS AND YOUR PERFORMANCE A MONTH AGO IN MODERN HISTORY FOUR HE BEGAN I REALIZE NOTHING OF THE SORT THE DEATH OF HALLID IBN HOUSSAIN IS A FACT OF HISTORY UNALTERABLY SET IN ITS PROPER PLACE AND TIME SEQUENCE IT WAS A FACT OF HISTORY A MONTH AGO NO LESS THAN TO DAY SO THAT'S GOING TO BE YOUR ATTITUDE THAT YOUR WILD UTTERANCES OF A MONTH AGO HAVE NOW BEEN VINDICATED AS FULFILLED PROPHECIES AND I SUPPOSE YOU INTEND TO EXPLOIT THIS THIS COINCIDENCE TO THE UTMOST THE INVOLVEMENT OF BLANDLY COLLEGE IN A MESS OF SENSATIONAL PUBLICITY MEANS NOTHING TO YOU I PRESUME I HAVEN'T ANY IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT YOU DIDN'T GIVE THIS STORY TO THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER THE VALLEY TIMES WHITBURN DEMANDED I DID NOT
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