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Chapter 74

           ""Acable!""Surprisedmetoo.Ithinkhe’dforgottenaboutit.You…youknowhimprettywell?""OhI…methimafewtimes.Iwasactuallyneverterriblyclearabouthispositionontheschoolcommittee.""Whathetoldme,noofficialposition.Justhelpingout.Jesus,hisEnglishismarvelousthough.""Isn’tit?"Wesizedeachotherup.Hehadarelaxedwayabouthimthatseemedinculcatedbyeducation,byreadingsomebookonHowToBeAtEaseWithStrangers,ratherthanbyanyintuitivegift.Nothing,onefelt,hadevergonewronginhislife;buthehadasortoffreshness,anenthusiasm,anenergythatcouldn’tbetotallycanceledbyenvy.Lethimhavehisfall;buthemadeyouhopetoseehimriseagain.Ianalyzedthesituation.ThenaturalcoincidenceofhisappearingandmycalltoMuchHadhamwassoimprobablethatitwasalmostanargumentinfavorofhisinnocence.ItmightbesimplyConchis’ssenseofhumoratwork;tomakemedoubtunnecessarily;ortomakeitsoobviousIshoulddoubtthatIwouldn’t.OntheotherhandMrs.deSeitasmusthavededucedfrommytelephonecallthatIwasundergoingachangeofheart;andthiswasnicelytimedtotestmyreliability,mypreparednesstokeepmymouthshut.Yettellingmeaboutthecablemadehimsoundgenuinelyinnocent;andthoughIhadunderstoodthatthe"subject"hadtobeamatterofhazard,perhapstherewassomereason,someunknownresultofthatsummer,thathadmadeConchisdecidetochoosehisnextguineapig.

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