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He had been expecting, and mentally shrinking from, just that. Now that it was out, however, he felt relieved. He gave another short laugh. HE HAD BEEN EXPECTING AND MENTALLY SHRINKING FROM JUST THAT NOW THAT IT WAS OUT HOWEVER HE FELT RELIEVED HE GAVE ANOTHER SHORT LAUGH
isn't. You've done things like this before, and I've warned you before. I assumed, then, that you were merely showing the effects of overwork, and I offered you a vacation, which you refused to take. Well, this is the limit. I'm compelled to request your immediate resignation." Chalmers laughed. "A moment ago, you accused me of living in the future. It seems you're living in the past. Evidently you haven't heard about the Higher Education Faculty Tenure Act of 1963, or such things as tenure-contracts. Well, for your information, I have one; you signed it yourself, in case you've forgotten. If you want my resignation, you'll have to show cause, in a court of law, why my contract should be voided, and I don't think a slip of the tongue is a reason for voiding a contract that any court would accept." Whitburn's face reddened. "You don't, don't you? Well, maybe it isn't, but insanity is. It's a very good reason for voiding a contract voidable on grounds of unfitness or incapacity to teach. T WOULD BE BAD ENOUGH BUT IT ISN'T YOU'VE DONE THINGS LIKE THAT BEFORE AND I'VE WARNED YOU BEFORE I ASSUME THEN THAT YOU WERE MERELY SHOWING THE EFFECTS OF OVERWORK AND I OFFERED YOU A VACATION WHICH YOU REFUSED TO TAKE WELL THIS IS THE LIMIT I'M COMPELLED TO REQUEST YOUR IMMEDIATE RESIGNATION CHALMERS LAUGHED A MOMENT AGO YOU ACCUSED ME OF LIVING IN THE FUTURE IT SEEMS YOU'RE LIVING IN THE PAST EVIDENTLY YOU HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT THE HIGHER EDUCATION FACULTY TENURE ACT OF NINETEEN SIXTY THREE OR SUCH THINGS AS TENURE CONTRACTS WELL FOR YOUR INFORMATION I HAVE ONE YOU SIGNED IT YOURSELF IN CASE YOU'VE FORGOTTEN IF YOU WANT MY RESIGNATION YOU'LL HAVE TO SHOW CAUSE A COURT OF LAW WHY MY CONTRACT SHOULD BE VOIDED AND I DON'T THINK A SLIP OF TONGUE IS A REASON FOR HOARDING A CONTRACT THAT ANY COURT WOULD ACCEPT WHITBURN'S FACE REDDENED YOU DON'T DON'T YOU WELL MAYBE IT ISN'T BUT INSANITY IS IT'S A VERY GOOD REASON FOR VOIDING A CONTRACT VOIDABLE ON GROUNDS OF UNFITNESS OR INCAPACITY TO TEACH
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