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It hadn't been the first slip he'd made, either; that thought kept recurring to him. There had been the time when he had alluded to the colonies on Mars and Venus. There had been the time he'd mentioned the secession of Canada from the British Commonwealth, and the time he'd called the U. N. IT HADN'T BEEN THE FIRST LIP HE'D MADE EITHER THAT THOUGHT KEPT RECURRING TO HIM THERE HAD BEEN THE TIME WHEN HE HAD ALLUDED TO THE COLONIES ON MARS AND VENUS THERE HAD BEEN THE TIME HE'D MENTIONED THE SECESSION OF CANADA FROM THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AND THE TIME HE'D CALLED THE U N
s arms full of books and papers, oblivious, as usual, to anything that had happened since the Battle of Bosworth or the Fall of Constantinople. Chalmers stepped quickly out of his way and entered behind him. Marjorie Fenner, the secretary they also shared, was tidying up the old man's desk. "Good morning, Doctor Chalmers." She looked at him keenly for a moment. "They give you a bad time again in Modern Four?" Good Lord, did he show it that plainly? In any case, it was no use trying to kid Marjorie. She'd hear the whole story before the end of the day. "Gave myself a bad time." Marjorie, still fussing with Pottgeiter's desk, was about to say something in reply. Instead, she exclaimed in exasperation. "Ohhh! That man! He's forgotten his notes again!" She gathered some papers from Pottgeiter's desk, rushing across the room and out the door with them. For a while, he sat motionless, the books and notes for General European History II untouched in front of him. This was going to raise hell. EMERGING IN A RUSH SHORT ROTUND RAY BEARDED HIS ARMS FULL OF BOOKS AND PAPERS OBLIVIOUS AS USUAL TO ANYTHING THAT HAD HAPPENED SINCE THE BATTLE OF BOSWORTH OR THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE CHALMERS STEPPED QUICKLY OUT OF HIS WAY AND ENTERED BEHIND HIM MARJORIE FENNER THE SECRETARY THEY ALSO SHARED STIING UP THE OLD MAN'S DESK GOOD MORNING DOCTOR CHALMERS SHE LOOKED AT HIM KEENLY FOR A MOMENT THEY GAVE YOU A BAD TIME AGAIN IN MODERN FOUR GOOD LORD DID HE SHOW IT THAT PLAINLY IN ANY CASE IT WAS NO USE TRYING TO KID MARJORIE SHE'D HEAR THE WHOLE STORY BEFORE THE END OF THE DAY GAVE MYSELF A BAD TIME MARJORIE STILL FUSSING WITH POTTGEIDER'S DESK WAS ABOUT TO SAY SOMETHING IN REPLY INSTEAD SHE EXCLAIMED IN EXASPERATION OH THAT MAN HE'S FORGOTTEN HIS NOTES AGAIN SHE GATHERED SOME PAPERS FROM POT GUYDER'S DESK RUSHING ACROSS THE ROOM AND OUT THE DOOR WITH THEM FOR A WHILE HE SAT MOTIONLESS THE BOOKS AND NOTES FOR GENERAL EUROPEAN HISTORY TOO UNTOUCHED IN FRONT OF HIM THIS WAS GOING TO RAISE HELL
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