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Chapter 32

           "IthinkRuthis,"Bensaid,untanglinghimselfandstandingup."I’llgosee."

           "Dukecandoit.Hey,Duke!Seeifyoucanfindsomebodywho’llfixmeastackofwheatcakesastallasyouareandagallonofmaplesyrup."

           "Right,Mike!"Dukecalledback.

           BenCaxtonhesitated,withoutanexcusetorunanerrand.Hethoughtofatrumped-upexcuseandglancedbackoverhisshoulder.

           "Jubal,"Caxtonsaidearnestly,"Iwouldn’ttellyouthispartatallifitweren’tessentialtoexplaininghowIfeelaboutthewholething,whyI’mworriedaboutthemallofthem,DukeandMikeaswellasJillandMike’sothervictims,too.BythatmorningIwasmyselfhalfconnedintothinkingeverythingwasallrightweirdashellinspotsbutjolly.Mikehimselfhadmefascinated,toohisnewpersonalityisprettypowerful.Cockyandtoomuchsupersalesman?butverycompelling.Thenheorbothofthemgotmeratherembarrassed,soItookthatchancetogetupfromthecouch.

           "ThenIglancedbackandcouldn’tbelievemyeyes.Ihadn’tbeenturnedawayfiveseconds?andMikehadmanagedtogetridofeverystitchofclothes?andsohelpme,theyweregoingtoit,withmyselfandthreeorfourothersintheroomatthetimejustasboldlyasmonkeysinazoo!

           "Jubal,IwassoshockedIalmostlostmybreakfast."

           

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