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"Good distinction. And why was your sanity questioned? I won't deny that I had heard of this affair, here, before Mr. Dacre called me, last evening, but I'd like to hear your version of it." He went into that, from the original incident in Modern History IV, choosing every word carefully, trying to concentrate on making a good impression upon Hauserman, and at the same time finding that more "memories" of the future were beginning to seep past the barrier of his consciousness. GOOD DISTINCTION AND WHY WAS YOUR SANITY QUESTION I WON'T DENY THAT I HEARD OF THIS AFFAIR HERE BEFORE MISTER DACKER CALLED ME LAST EVENING BUT I'D LIKE TO HEAR YOUR VERSION OF IT YOU WENT INTO THAT FROM THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT IN MODERN HISTORY FOR CHOOSING EVERY WORD CAREFULLY TRYING TO CONCENTRATE ON MAKING A GOOD IMPRESSION UPON HAWSERMEN AND AT THE SAME TIME FINDING THAT MORE MEMORIES OF THE FUTURE WERE BEGINNING TO SEE PAST THE BARRIER OF HIS CONSCIOUSNESS
 the man's nature from his face, but could read nothing. A face well trained to keep its owner's secrets. "Something to smoke, Professor," he began, offering his cigarette case. "My pipe, if you don't mind." He got it out and filled it. "Any of those chairs," Hauserman said, gesturing toward them. They were all arranged to face the desk. He sat down, lighting his pipe. Hauserman nodded approvingly; he was behaving calmly, and didn't need being put at ease. They talked at random--at least, Hauserman tried to make it seem so--for some time about his work, his book about the French Revolution, current events. He picked his way carefully through the conversation, alert for traps which the psychiatrist might be laying for him. Finally, Hauserman said: "Would you mind telling me just why you felt it advisable to request a psychiatric examination, Professor?" "I didn't request it. But when the suggestion was made, by one of my friends, in reply to some aspersions of my sanity, I agreed to it. Y BALD CHALMERS TRIED TO GUESS SOMETHING OF THE MAN'S NATURE FROM HIS FACE BUT COULD READ NOTHING A FACE WELL TRAINED TO KEEP ITS OWNERS SECRET SOMETHING TO SMOKE PROFESSOR HE BEGAN OFFERING HIS CIGARETTE CASE MY PIPE IF YOU DON'T MIND HE GOT IT OUT AND FILLED IT ANY OF THOSE CHAIRS HELLSERMAN SAID GESTURING TOWARD THEM THEY WERE ALL ARRANGED TO FACE THE DESK HE SAT DOWN LIGHTING HIS PIPE HELLSERMAN NODDED APPROVINGLY HE WAS BEHAVING CALMLY AND DIDN'T NEED BEING PUT AT EASE THEY TALKED AT BRANDUM AT LEAST HOWSERMAN TRIED TO MAKE IT SEEM SO FOR SOME TIME ABOUT HIS WORK HIS BOOK ABOUT THE FRENCH REVOLUTION CURRENT EVENTS HE PICKED HIS WAY CAREFULLY THROUGH THE CONVERSATION ALERT FOR TRAPS WHICH THE PSYCHIATRIST MIGHT BE LAYING FOR HIM FINALLY HELLSERMAN SAID WOULD YOU MIND TELLING ME JUST WHY YOU FELT IT ADVISABLE TO REQUEST A PSYCHIATRIC EXAMINATION PROFESSOR I DIDN'T REQUEST IT BUT WHEN THE SUGGESTION WAS MADE BY ONE OF MY FRIENDS IN REPLY TO SOME ASPERSIONS OF MY SANITY I AGREED TO IT
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