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Enough of the trustees of the college lived in the San Francisco area to muster a quorum for a meeting the evening before; a committee, including James Dacre, the father of the boy in Modern History IV, was appointed to get the facts at first hand; they arrived about noon. ENOUGH OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE COLLEGE LIVED IN THE SAN FRANCISCO AREA TO MUSTER A QUORUM FOR A MEETING THE EVENING BEFORE A COMMITTEE INCLUDING JAMES DACKER THE FATHER OF THE BOY IN MODERN HISTORY FOUR WAS APPOINTED TO GET THE FACTS AT FIRST HAND THEY ARRIVED ABOUT NOON
ell us, just how you became the percipient of this knowledge of the future event of the death of Khalid ib'n Hussein," the young man began. "Was it through a dream, or a waking experience; did you visualize, or have an auditory impression, or did it simply come into your mind...." "I'm sorry, gentlemen." He looked at his watch. "I have to be going somewhere, at once. In any case, I simply can't discuss the matter with you. I appreciate your position; I know how I'd feel if data of historical importance were being withheld from me. However, I trust that you will appreciate my position and spare me any further questioning." That was all he allowed them to get out of him. They spent another few minutes being polite to one another; he invited them to lunch at the Faculty Club, and learned that they were lunching there as Fitch's guests. They went away trying to hide their disappointment. * * * * * The Psionics and Parapsychology people weren't the only delegation to reach Blanley that day. D LIKE TO KNOW AS NEARLY AS YOU'RE ABLE TO TELL US JUST HOW YOU BECAME THE PRECIPIENT OF THIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUTURE EVENT OF THE DEATH OF HALID IBEN HOUSSAIN THE YOUNG MAN BEGAN WAS IT THROUGH A DREAM OR A WAKING EXPERIENCE DID YOU VISUALIZE OR HAVE AN AUDITORY IMPRESSION OR DID IT SIMPLY COME INTO YOUR MIND I'M SORRY GENTLEMEN HE LOOKED AT HIS WATCH I HAVE TO BE GOING SOMEWHERE AT ONCE IN ANY CASE I SIMPLY CAN'T DISCUSS THE MATTER WITH YOU I APPRECIATE YOUR POSITION I KNOW HOW I'D FEEL IF THE DATA OF HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE WERE BEING WITHHELD FROM ME HOWEVER I TRUST THAT YOU WILL APPRECIATE MY POSITION AND SPARE ME ANY FURTHER QUESTIONING THAT WAS ALL HE ALLOWED THEM TO GET OUT OF HIM THEY SPENT ANOTHER FEW MINUTES BEING POLITE TO ONE ANOTHER HE INVITED THEM TO LUNCH AT THE FACULTY CLUB AND LEARNED THAT THEY WERE LUNCHING THERE AS FITCH'S GUEST THEY WENT AWAY TRYING TO HIDE THEIR DISAPPOINTMENT THE CIONICS OF OUR PSYCHOLOGY PEOPLE WEREN'T THE ONLY DELEGATION TO REACH BLANDLY THAT DAY
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