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He explained in general terms. Pottgeiter nodded understandingly: assassination was a familiar feature of the medieval political landscape, too. HE EXPLAINED IN GENERAL TERMS POTGEITER NODDED UNDERSTANDINGLY ASSASSINATION WAS A FAMILIAR FEATURE OF THE MEDIAEVAL POLITICAL LANDSCAPE TOO
. The halls were free of reporters, at least, and when it was over he hurried to the Library, going to the faculty reading-room in the rear, where he could smoke. There was nobody there but old Max Pottgeiter, smoking a cigar, his head bent over a book. The Medieval History professor looked up. "Oh, hello, Chalmers. What the deuce is going on around here? Has everybody gone suddenly crazy?" he asked. "Well, they seem to think I have," he said bitterly. "They do? Stupid of them. What's all this about some Arab being shot? I didn't know there were any Arabs around here." "Not here. At Basra." He told Pottgeiter what had happened. "Well! I'm sorry to hear about that," the old man said. "I have a friend at Southern California, Bellingham, who knew Khalid very well. Was in the Middle East doing some research on the Byzantine Empire; Khalid was most helpful. Bellingham was quite impressed by him; said he was a wonderful man, and a fine scholar. Why would anybody want to kill a man like that? HE RECONSTRUCTION AND THE FIRST ELECTION OF GROVER CLEVELAND THE HALLS WERE FREE OF REPORTERS AT LEAST AND WHEN IT WAS OVER HE HURRIED TO THE LIBRARY GOING TO THE FACULTY READING ROOM IN THE REAR WHERE HE COULD SMOKE THERE WAS NOBODY THERE BUT OLD MAX POTGE SMOKING A CIGAR HIS HEAD BENT OVER A BOOK THE MEDIAEVAL HISTORY PROFESSOR LOOKED UP OH HELLO CHALMERS WHAT THE DEUCE IS GOING ON AROUND HERE HAS EVERYONE GONE SUDDENLY CRAZY HE ASKED WELL THEY SEEM TO THINK I HAVE HE SAID BITTERLY THEY DO STUPID OF THEM WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUT SOME ARAB BEING SHOT I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WERE ANY ARABS AROUND HERE NOT HERE AT BASRA HE TOLD POTGEITER WHAT HAD HAPPENED WELL I'M SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT THAT THE OLD MAN SAID I HAVE A FRIEND AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BELLINGHAM WHO KNEW HALID VERY WELL WAS IN THE MIDDLE EAST DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE BISON EMPIRE HALIDE WAS MOST HELPFUL BELLINGHAM WAS QUITE IMPRESSED BY HIM SAID HE WAS A WONDERFUL MAN AND A FINE SCHOLAR WHY WOULD ANYBODY WANT TO KILL A MAN LIKE THAT
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