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* * * * * He dined alone at his apartment, and sat over his coffee, outlining his work for the next day. When both were finished, he dallied indecisively, Weill's words echoing through his mind and raising doubts. It was possible that he had been manufacturing the whole thing in his subconscious mind. That was, at least, a more plausible theory than any he had constructed to explain an ability to produce real knowledge of the future. HE DINED ALONE AT HIS APARTMENT AND SAT OVER HIS COFFEE OUTLINING HIS WORK FOR THE NEXT DAY WHEN BOTH WERE FINISHED HE DALLIED INDECISIVELY VILES WORDS ECHOING THROUGH HIS MIND AND RAISING DOUBTS IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT HE HAD BEEN MANUFACTURING THE WHOLE THING IN HIS SUBCONSCIOUS MIND THAT WAS AT LEAST A MORE PLAUSIBLE THEORY THAN ANY HE HAD CONSTRUCTED TO EXPLAIN AN ABILITY TO PRODUCE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUTURE
uld have done? Given him my resignation when he demanded it? We have our tenure-contracts, and the system was instituted to prevent just the sort of arbitrary action Whitburn tried to take with me today. If he wants to go to court, he'll find that out." "And if he wins, he'll establish a precedent that will threaten the security of every college and university faculty member in the state. In any state where there's a tenure law." Leonard Fitch, the psychologist, took an opposite attitude. As Chalmers was leaving the college at the end of the afternoon, Fitch cut across the campus to intercept him. "I heard about the way you stood up to Whitburn this morning, Ed," he said. "Glad you did it. I only wish I'd done something like that three years ago.... Think he's going to give you any real trouble?" "I doubt it." "Well, I'm on your side if he does. I won't be the only one, either." "Well, thank you, Leonard. It always helps to know that. I don't think there'll be any more trouble, though.  ALL OF US WILL BE IN WHAT DO YOU THINK I SHOULD HAVE DONE GIVEN HIM MY RESIGNATION WHEN HE DEMANDED IT WE HAVE OUR TENURE CONTRACT AND THE SYSTEM WAS INSTITUTED TO PREVENT JUST THE SORT OF ARBITRARY ACTION WHITBURN TRIED TO TAKE WITH ME TO DAY IF HE WANTS TO GO TO COURT HE'LL FIND THAT OUT AND IF HE WINS HE'LL ESTABLISH A PRECEDENT THAT WILL THREATEN THE SECURITY OF EVERY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY FACULTY MEMBER IN THE STATE IN ANY STATE WHERE THERE'S A TENURE LAW LEONARD PHILCH THE PSYCHOLOGIST TOOK AN OPPOSITE ATTITUDE AS CHALMERS WAS LEAVING THE COLLEGE AT THE END OF THE AFTERNOON PITCH CUT ACROSS THE CAMPUS TO INTERCEPT HIM I HEARD ABOUT THE WAY YOU STOOD UP TO WHITBURN THIS MORNING ED HE SAID GLAD YOU DID IT I ONLY WISH I'D DONE SOMETHING LIKE THAT THREE YEARS AGO THINK HE'S GOING TO GIVE YOU ANY REAL TROUBLE I DOUBT IT WELL I'M ON YOUR SIDE IF HE DOES I WON'T BE THE ONLY ONE EITHER WELL THANK YOU LEONARD IT ALWAYS HELPS TO KNOW THAT I DON'T THINK THERE'LL BE ANY MORE TROUBLE THOUGH
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