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Chapter 16

           "No.That’sjustwhatIcan’tbe.AssumethatyouhadcaughtJimSanforthstealingthespoons,soyoucouldn’ttellhimwhattheemergencywas.ButyouhadtospeaktoDouglasimmediately."

           Mackenziesighed."IsupposeIwouldtellJimthatIsimplyhadtotalktothebossandthatifIwasn’tputthroughtohimrightaway,theadministrationwouldnevergetanothertraceofsupportfromthenetwork,Politely,ofcourse.ButmakehimunderstandthatImeantit.Sanforthisnobody’sfool;hewouldneverservehisownheaduponaplatter."

           "Okay,Tom,doit."

           "Huh?"

           "Leavethiscallon.CallthePalaceonanotherinstrumentandhaveyourboysreadytocutmeininstantly.I’vegottotalktotheSecretaryGeneralrightnow!"

           Mackenzielookedpained."Jubal,oldfriend-"

           "Meaningyouwon’t."

           "MeaningIcan’t.You’vedreamedupahypotheticalsituationinwhichapardonmemajorexecutiveofanintercontinentalnetworkcouldspeaktotheSecretaryGeneralunderconditionsofdirenecessity.ButIcan’thandthisentreovertosomebodyelse.Look,Jubal,Irespectyou.Besidesthat,youareprobablyfourofthesixmostpopularwritersalivetoday.Thenetworkwouldhatetoloseyouandwearepainfullyawarethatyouwon’tletustieyoudowntoacontract.ButIcan’tdoit,eventopleaseyou.YoumustrealizethatonedoesnottelephonetheWorldchiefofgovernmentunlesshewantstospeaktoyou."

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