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Ahintofthesmileremainedinhisfeaturesatalltimes,particularlywhenhelistened;itwasalookofgood-naturedamusement,asifhewereswiftlyandpatientlydiscardingtheirrelevantinthewordsheheardandgoingstraighttothepointamomentaheadofthespeaker.
"WhydidyourefusetoworkforDr.Stadler?"sheasked.
Thehintofhissmilegrewharderandmorestressed;thiswasasnearashecametoshowinganemotion;theemotionwasanger.Butheansweredinhiseven,unhurrieddrawl,"Youknow,Dr.Stadleroncesaidthatthefirstwordof‘Free,scientificinquiry’wasredundant.Heseemstohaveforgottenit.Well,I’lljustsaythat‘Governmentalscientificinquiry’isacontradictioninterms."
SheaskedhimwhatpositionheheldattheUtahInstituteofTechnology."Nightwatchman,"heanswered."What?"shegasped."Nightwatchman,"herepeatedpolitely,asifshehadnotcaughtthewords,asiftherewerenocauseforastonishment.
