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McWatt

           Milohadalong,thinnosewithsniffing,dampnostrilsheadingsharplyofftotheright,alwayspointingawayfromwheretherestofhimwaslooking.Itwasthefaceofamanofhardenedintegritywhocouldnomoreconsciouslyviolatethemoralprinciplesonwhichhisvirtuerestedthanhecouldtransformhimselfintoadespicabletoad.Oneofthesemoralprincipleswasthatitwasneverasintochargeasmuchasthetrafficwouldbear.Hewascapableofmightyparoxysmsofrighteousindignation,andhewasindignantascouldbewhenhelearnedthataC.I.D.manwasinthearealookingforhim.

           "He’snotlookingforyou,"Yossariansaid,tryingtoplacatehim."He’slookingforsomeoneupinthehospitalwho’sbeensigningWashingtonIrving’snametothelettershe’sbeencensoring."

           "IneversignedWashingtonIrving’snametoanyletters,"Milodeclared.

           "Ofcoursenot."

           "Butthat’sjustatricktogetmetoconfessI’vebeenmakingmoneyintheblackmarket."Milohauledviolentlyatadisheveledhunkofhisoff-coloredmustache."Idon’tlikeguyslikethat.Alwayssnoopingaroundpeoplelikeus.Whydoesn’tthegovernmentgetafterex-P.F.C.Wintergreen,ifitwantstodosomegood?He’sgotnorespectforrulesandregulationsandkeepscuttingpricesonme."

           Milo’smustachewasunfortunatebecausetheseparatedhalvesnevermatched.TheywerelikeMilo’sdisunitedeyes,whichneverlookedatthesamethingatthesametime.Milocouldseemorethingsthanmostpeople,buthecouldseenoneofthemtoodistinctly.

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