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Chapter 5

           Shephonedhiminflight.

           "Caxtonspeaking."

           "Jill,Ben.Iwanttoseeyou.Areyoualone?"

           Heansweredslowly,"Idon’tthinkit’ssmart,kid.Notnow."

           "Ben,I’vegottoseeyou.I’monmywayover."

           "Well,okay,ifthat’showit’sgottobe."

           "Suchenthusiasm!"

           "Nowlook,hon,itisn’tthatI-"

           "’Bye!"SheswitchedoffcalmeddownanddecidednottotakeitoutonpoorBen-factwastheybothwereplayingoutoftheirleague.Atleastshewas-sheshouldhavestucktonursingandleftpoliticsalone.

           ShefeltbetterwhenshesawBenandbetteryetwhenshekissedhimandsnuggledintohisarms.Benwassuchadear-maybeshereallyshouldmarryhim.Butwhenshetriedtospeakheputahandoverhermouth,thenwhisperedcloseagainstherear,"Don’ttalk.Nonamesandnothingbuttrivialities.Imaybewiredbynow."

           Shenoddedandheledherintothelivingroom.Withoutspeakingshegotoutthewirerecorderandhandedittohim.Hiseyebrowswentupwhenhesawthatshewasreturningnotjustaspoolbutthewholeworksbuthemadenocomment.InsteadhehandedheracopyoftheafternoonPost.

           "Seenthepaper?"hesaidinanaturalvoice."YoumightliketoglanceatitwhileIwashup."

           "Thanks."Asshetookithepointedtoacolumn;hethenleft,takingwithhimtherecorder.JillsawthatthecolumnwasBen’sownsyndicatedoutlet.

           THECROW’SNESTbyBenCaxton

           Everyoneknowsthatjailsandhospitalshaveonethingincommon:theybothcanbeveryhardtogetoutof.

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