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Handley, the Latin professor, managed to waylay him in a hallway, a hallway Handley didn't normally use. HANDLEY THE LATIN PROFESSOR MANAGED TO WAYLAY HIM IN A HALLWAY A HALLWAY HANDLEY DIDN'T NORMALLY USE
ptu christening of the rocket, all along." A hot retort rose to his lips; he swallowed it hastily. Instead, he nodded amicably. "That's a point worth thinking of. But right now, what I want to know is, will you represent me in case Whitburn does take this to court and does try to void my contract?" "Oh, yes; as you said, I have an obligation to defend the contracts I draw up. But you'll have to avoid giving him any further reason for trying to void it. Don't make any more of these slips. Watch what you say, in class or out of it. And above all, don't talk about this to anybody. Don't tell anybody that you can foresee the future, or even talk about future probabilities. Your business is with the past; stick to it." * * * * * The afternoon passed quietly enough. Word of his defiance of Whitburn had gotten around among the faculty--Whitburn might have his secretary scared witless in his office, but not gossipless outside it--though it hadn't seemed to have leaked down to the students yet. T YOU'D KNOWN ALL ABOUT IT INCLUDING THE IMPROMPTU CHRISTENING OF THE ROCKET ALL ALONG A HOT RETORT ROSE TO HIS LIPS HE SWALLOWED IT HASTILY INSTEAD HE NODDED AMICABLY THAT'S A POINT WORTH THINKING OF BUT RIGHT NOW WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS WILL YOU REPRESENT ME IN CASE WHITMAN DOES TAKE THIS TO COURT AND DOES TRY TO AVOID MY CONTRACT OH YES AS YOU SAID I HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO DEFEND THE CONTRACTS I DRAW UP BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO AVOID GIVING HIM ANY FURTHER REASON FOR TRYING TO VOID IT DON'T MAKE ANY MORE OF THESE LIPS WATCH WHAT YOU SAY IN CLASS OR OUT OF IT AND ABOVE ALL DON'T TALK ABOUT THIS TO ANYBODY DON'T TELL ANYBODY THAT YOU CAN FORESEE THE FUTURE OR EVEN TALK ABOUT FUTURE PROBABILITIES YOUR BUSINESS IS WITH THE PAST STICK TO IT THE AFTERNOON PASSED QUIETLY ENOUGH WORD OF HIS DEFIANCE OF WHITBURN HAD GOTTEN AROUND AMONG THE FACULTY WHITBURN MIGHT HAVE HIS SECRETARIES CARED WITLESS IN HIS OFFICE BUT NOT GOSSIPLESS OUTSIDE IT THOUGH IT HADN'T SEEMED TO HAVE LEAKED DOWN THE STUDENTS YET
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