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           "Youdon’tunderstand!I’mnottalkingaboutmoney—I’mtalkingaboutpoverty!Real,stinking,hall-bedroompoverty!That’soutofboundsforanycivilizedperson!I—Itohavetoworryaboutfoodandrent?"

           Hewaswatchingherwithafaintsmile;foronce,hissoft,agingfaceseemedtightenedintoalookofwisdom;hewasdiscoveringthepleasureoffullperception—inarealitywhichhecouldpermithimselftoperceive.

           "Jim,you’vegottohelpme!Mylawyerispowerless.I’vespentthelittleIhad,onhimandonhisinvestigators,friendsandfixers—butalltheycoulddoformewasfindoutthattheycandonothing.Mylawyergavemehisfinalreportthisafternoon.HetoldmebluntlythatIhaven’tachance.Idon’tseemtoknowanyonewhocanhelpagainstasetupofthiskind.IhadcountedonBertramScudder,but...well,youknowwhathappenedtoBertram.Andthat,too,wasbecauseIhadtriedtohelpyou.Youpulledyourselfoutofthatone.Jim,you’retheonlypersonwhocanpullmeoutnow.You’vegotyourgopher-holepipelinestraightuptothetop.Youcanreachthebigboys.Slipawordtoyourfriendstoslipawordtotheirfriends.OnewordfromWesleywoulddoit.Havethemorderthatdivorcedecreetoberefused.Justhaveitberefused."

           Heshookhisheadslowly,almostcompassionately,likeatiredprofessionalatanoverzealousamateur."Itcan’tbedone,Lillian,"hesaidfirmly.