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He was livid with rage. "You certainly can't imagine that when you made those remarks in class you actually possessed any knowledge of a thing that was still a month in the future," he spluttered. "Why, it's ridiculous! Utterly preposterous!" HE WAS LIVID WITH RAGE YOU CERTAINLY CAN'T IMAGINE THAT WHEN YOU MADE THOSE REMARKS IN CLASS YOU ACTUALLY POSSESSED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF A THING THAT WAS STILL A MONTH IN THE FUTURE HE SPLUTTERED WHY IT'S RIDICULOUS UTTERLY PREPOSTEROUS
 you tell him?" "I refused to make any statement whatever. I also called Colonel Tighlman, the owner of the paper, and asked him, very reasonably, to suppress the story. I thought that my own position and the importance of Blanley College to this town entitled me to that much consideration." Whitburn's face became almost purple. "He ... he laughed at me!" "Newspaper people don't like to be told to kill stories. Not even by college presidents. That's only made things worse. Personally, I don't relish the prospect of having this publicized, any more than you do. I can assure you that I shall be most guarded if any of the _Times_ reporters talk to me about it, and if I have time to get back to my class before the end of the period, I shall ask them, as a personal favor, not to discuss the matter outside." Whitburn didn't take the hint. Instead, he paced back and forth, storming about the reporter, the newspaper owner, whoever had given the story to the paper, and finally Chalmers himself. Y BUT HE WANTED TO QUESTION ME ABOUT IT WHAT DID YOU TELL HIM I REFUSED TO MAKE ANY STATEMENT WHATEVER I ALSO CALLED COLONEL TIGHLMAN THE OWNER OF THE PAPER AND ASKED HIM VERY REASONABLY TO SUPPRESS THE STORY I THOUGHT THAT MY OWN POSITION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BLANLEY COLLEGE TO THIS TOWN ENTITLED ME TO THAT MUCH CONSIDERATION WHITBURN'S FACE BECAME ALMOST PURPLE HE HE LAUGHED AT ME NEWSPAPERS DON'T LIKE TO BE TOLD TO KILL STORIES NOT EVEN BY COLLEGE PRESIDENTS THAT'S ONLY MADE THINGS WORSE PERSONALLY I DON'T RELISH THE PROSPECT OF HAVING THIS PUBLICIZED ANY MORE THAN YOU DO I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT I SHALL BE MOST GUARDED IF ANY OF THE TIMES REPORTED TALK TO ME ABOUT IT AND IF I HAVE TIME TO GET BACK TO MY CLASS BEFORE THE END OF THE PERIOD I SHALL ASK THEN AS A PERSONAL FAVOR NOT TO DISCUSS THE MATTER OUTSIDE WHITBURN DIDN'T TAKE THE HINT INSTEAD HE PACED BACK AND FORTH STORMING ABOUT THE REPORTER THE NEWSPAPER OWNER WHOEVER HAD GIVEN THE STORY TO THE PAPER AND FINALLY CHALMERS HIMSELF
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