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Before the period was over, Whitburn's secretary entered with a note in the college president's hand and over his signature; requesting Chalmers to come to his office immediately and without delay. BEFORE THE PERIOD WAS OVER WHITBURN'S SECRETARY ENTERED WITH A NOTE IN THE COLLEGE PRESIDENT'S HAND AND OVER HIS SIGNATURE REQUESTING CHALMERS TO COME TO HIS OFFICE IMMEDIATELY AND WITHOUT DELAY
to talk about it in Modern History IV, he supposed; explain why Khalid's death was necessary to the policies of the Eastern Axis, and what the consequences would be. How it would hasten the complete dissolution of the old U. N., already weakened by the crisis over the Eastern demands for the demilitarization and internationalization of the United States Lunar Base, and necessitate the formation of the Terran Federation, and how it would lead, eventually, to the Thirty Days' War. No, he couldn't talk about that; that was on the wrong side of the knife-edge. Have to be careful about the knife-edge; too easy to cut himself on it. * * * * * Nobody in Modern History IV was seated when he entered the room; they were all crowded between the door and his desk. He stood blinking, wondering why they were giving him an ovation, and why Kendrick and Dacre were so abjectly apologetic. Great heavens, did it take the murder of the greatest Moslem since Saladin to convince people that he wasn't crazy? ING SHOCKED AT HIS MURDER HE WOULD HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT IN MODERN HISTORY FOR HE SUPPOSE EXPLAIN WHY KHALID'S DEATH WAS NECESSARY TO THE POLICIES OF THE EASTERN AXIS AND WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES WOULD BE HOW IT WOULD HASTEN THE COMPLETE DISSOLUTION OF THE OLD U N ALREADY WEAKENED BY THE CRISIS OVER THE EASTERN DEMANDS FOR DEMILITARIZATION AND INTERNATIONALIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES LUNAR BASE AND NECESSITATE THE FORMATION OF THE TERRAN FEDERATION AND HOW IT WOULD LEAD EVENTUALLY TO THE THIRTY DAYS WAR NO HE COULDN'T TALK ABOUT THAT THAT WAS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE KNIFE EDGE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THE KNIFE EDGE TOO EASY TO CUT HIMSELF ON IT NOBODY IN MODERN HISTORY FOR WAS SEATED WHEN HE ENTERED THE ROOM THEY WERE ALL CROWDED BETWEEN THE DOOR AND HIS DESK HE STOOD BLINKING WONDERING WHY THEY WERE GIVING HIM AN OVATION WHY KENDRICK AND ADACKER WERE SO ABJECTLY APOLOGETIC GREAT HEAVENS DID IT TAKE THE MURDER OF THE GREATEST MOSLEM SINCE SALADIN TO CONVINCE PEOPLE THAT HE WASN'T CRAZY
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