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           Hedoesn’tknowmuchaboutwhat’sgoingon.He’sonlyfourteen."

           "Howoldareyou?"

           "Eighteen."

           Shesighedandshookherhead."Allright...‘Allen.’Youseemlikeanintelligentyoungman.YouunderstandthatI’vegottobereleasedfrommypromise.JudyandGaryhavetobetoldwhatsgoingonsotheycandefendyouproperly.""ArthurandRagenareagainstit,"hesaid."Theysaypeoplewillthinkwe’recrazy."

           "Butwon’titbeworthwhileifyoucanbekeptfromgoingbacktoprison?"

           Heshookhishead."It’snotuptome.We’vekeptthissecretallourlives."

           "Whoisitupto?"

           "Well,everyone,really.Arthurisincharge,butthesecretbelongstoallofus.Davidtoldyou,butitreallyshouldn’tgoanyfurther."

           Shetriedtoexplaintohimthatitwasherjobasapsychologisttomakethesethingsknowntohisattorney,butAllenpointedoutthattherewasnoguaranteeitwouldhelp,andthenwithallthepublicityandnewspaperheadlines,itwouldmakelifeimpossibleinprison.

           David,whomshehadcometorecognizebyhislittle-boydemeanor,cameoutandbeggedhertokeepherpromise.

           SheaskedtospeaktoArthuragain,andhecameoutfrowning."Youarepersistent,"hesaid.

           Shearguedwithhim,andfinallyshehadthefeelingthatshewaswearinghimdown.