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           AreyouundertheimpressionthatJillstartedMikeonhismerryrounds?"

           "Huh?"Juballookedstartled,thenthoughtback–andadmittedtohimselfthathehadneverknown?hehadsimplyassumeditfromthefactthatwhenitcametoadecision,JillhadbeentheonewhohadgoneawaywithMike."Whowasit?"

           "‘Don’tbenosy,bub,’asyouwouldputit.Ifshewantstotellyou,shewill.However,Jilltoldme–straightenedmeoutwhenImadethesamejumping-to-conclusionsthatyoudid.Mmm-"Benthought."AsIunderstandit,whichoneofthefourhappenedtoscorethefirstrunwasmoreorlesschance."

           "Mmm?yes.Ibelieveyou’reright."

           "Jillthinksso.ExceptthatshethinksMikewasexceedinglyluckyinhappeningtoseduce,orbeseducedby(ifIhavetheproperverb)–bytheonebestfittedtostarthimoffright.WhichmaygiveyousomehintifyouknowanythingabouthowJill’smindworks."

           "Hell,Idon’tevenknowhowmineworks?andasforJill,Iwouldneverhaveexpectedhertotakeuppreachingnomatterhowlovestruckshewas–soIcertainlydon’tknowhowhermindworks."

           "Shedoesn’tdomuchpreaching–we’llgettothat.Jubal,whatdoyoureadfromthecalendar?"

           "Huh?"

           "YouknowwhatImean.YouthinkMikedidit–inbothcases.Oryouthinksoifhisvisitshomematchupineitherorbothcases."

           Jubalsaidguardedly,"Whydoyousaythat,Ben?I’vesaidnothingtoleadyoutothinkso."

           "Thehellyouhaven’t.Yousaidthattheyweresmug,bothofthem.