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She watched him, round eyed, as he went out into the hall. He reached his own office ten minutes before time for the next class. Marjorie was typing something for Pottgeiter; he merely nodded to her, and picked up the phone. SHE WATCHED HIM ROUND EYED AS HE WENT OUT INTO THE HALL HE REACHED HIS OWN OFFICE TEN MINUTES BEFORE TIME FOR THE NEXT CLOCKS MARJORIE WAS TYPING SOMETHING FOR POTGEITER HE MERELY NODDED TO HER AND PICKED UP THE PHONE
n grounds of unfitness or incapacity to teach." He had been expecting, and mentally shrinking from, just that. Now that it was out, however, he felt relieved. He gave another short laugh. "You're willing to go into open court, covered by reporters from papers you can't control as you do this student sheet here, and testify that for the past twelve years you've had an insane professor on your faculty?" "You're.... You're trying to blackmail me?" Whitburn demanded, half rising. "It isn't blackmail to tell a man that a bomb he's going to throw will blow up in his hand." Chalmers glanced quickly at his watch. "Now, Doctor Whitburn, if you have nothing further to discuss, I have a class in a few minutes. If you'll excuse me...." He rose. For a moment, he stood facing Whitburn; when the college president said nothing, he inclined his head politely and turned, going out. Whitburn's secretary gave the impression of having seated herself hastily at her desk the second before he opened the door. Y GOOD REASON FOR VOIDING A CONTRACT VOIDABLE ON GROUNDS OF UNFITNESS OR INCAPACITY TO TEACH HE HAD BEEN EXPECTING AND MENTALLY SHRINKING FROM JUST THAT NOW THAT IT WAS OUT HOWEVER HE FELT RELIEVED HE GAVE ANOTHER SHORT LAUGH YOU'RE WILLING TO GO INTO OPEN COURT COVERED BY REPORTERS FROM PAPERS YOU CAN'T CONTROL AS YOU DO THIS STUDENT SHEET HERE AND TESTIFY THAT FOR THE PAST TWELVE YEARS YOU'VE HAD AN INSANE PROFESSOR ON YOUR FACULTY YOUR YOU'RE TRYING TO BLACKMAIL MEAN WHITBURN DEMANDED HALF RISING IT ISN'T BLACKMAIL TO TELL A MAN THAT A BUMP HE'S GOING TO THROW A BLOW UP IN HIS HAND CHALMERS GLANCED QUICKLY AT HIS WATCH NOW DOCTOR WHITBURN IF YOU HAVE NOTHING FURTHER TO DISCUSS I HAVE A CLASS IN A FEW MINUTES IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME HE ROSE FOR A MOMENT HE STOOD FACING WHITBURN WHEN THE COLLEGE PRESIDENT SAID NOTHING HE INCLINED HIS HEAD POLITELY AND TURNED GOING OUT WHITBURN'S SECRETARY GAVE THE IMPRESSION OF HAVING SEATED HERSELF HASTILY AT HER DESK THE SECOND BEFORE HE OPENED THE DOOR
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