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Chapter 7

           Caxtonthoughtaboutit-GilBerquistwasoneofSecretaryDouglas’slargesquadofstooges,or"executiveassistants."Hespecializedinchaperoningofficialvisitors."Idon’twanttoseeBerquist;IwanttheDirector."

           ButBerquistwasalreadycomingout,handshovedoutbeforehim,greeter’sgrinplasteredonhisface."BennyCaxton!Howareyou,chum?Longtimeandsoforth.Stillpeddlingthesameoldlineofhoke?"HeglancedattheFairWitness,buthisexpressionadmittednothing.

           Benshookhandsbriefly."Sameoldhoke,sure.Whatareyoudoinghere,Gil?"

           "IfIevermanagetogetoutofpublicserviceI’mgoingtogetmeacolumn,too-nothingtodobutphoneinathousandwordsofrumorseachdayandspendtherestofthedayindebauchery.Ienvyyou,Ben."

           "Isaid,’Whatareyoudoinghere,Gil?’IwanttoseetheDirector,thengetfiveminuteswiththeManfromMars.Ididn’tcomehereforyourhigh-levelbrushoff."

           "Now,Ben,don’ttakethatattitude.I’mherebecauseDr.Broemerhasbeendrivenalmostcrazybythepress-sotheSecretaryGeneralsentmeovertotakesomeoftheloadoffhisshoulders."

           "Okay.IwanttoseeSmith."

           "Ben,oldboy,don’tyourealizethateveryreporter,specialcorrespondent,featurewriter,commentator,freelance,andsobsisterwantsthesamething?Youwinchellsarejustonesquadinanarmy;ifweletyouallhaveyourway,youwouldkilloffthepoorjerkintwenty-fourhours.PollyPeeperswasherenottwentyminutesago.ShewantedtointerviewhimonlovelifeamongtheMartians."

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