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The Concerto of Deliverance
IknowhimandIcantellyouthatyouwon’thaveachance.He’sprettymuchattheendofhisrope.Onemoresqueezewillsnapit.Yousaidthebigboyswantedtoknow.Tellthemnottodoit.Tellthemhe...Claude,Godhelpus,iftheydoit,they’lllosehim!"
"Well,you’renotofmuchhelp."
Slagenhophadsaiddryly,turningaway.Philiphadseizedhissleeveandasked,hisvoiceshrinkingsuddenlyintoopenanxiety,"Say,Claude...accordingto...toDirective10-289...ifhegoes,there’s...there’stobenoheirs?"
"That’sright."
"They’dseizethemillsand...andeverything?"
"That’sthelaw."
"But...Claude,theywouldn’tdothattome,wouldthey?"
"Theydon’twanthimtogo.Youknowthat.Holdhim,ifyoucan."
"ButIcan’t!YouknowIcan’t!Becauseofmypoliticalideasand...andeverythingI’vedoneforyou,youknowwhathethinksofme!Ihavenoholdonhimatall!"
"Well,that’syourtoughluck."
"Claude!"Philiphadcriedinpanic."Claude,theywon’tleavemeoutinthecold,willthey?Ibelong,don’tI?They’vealwayssaidIbelonged,they’vealwayssaidtheyneededme...theysaidtheyneededmenlikeme,notlikehim,menwithmy...
