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Checking It Out

           Callthepoliceifyoulike!Havethemdragmeaway!IwillstillrefusetopaywithanythingbutmyAmericanExpresscreditcard.Irepeat:…"

           "Excuseme,"Mr.Ullmansaid.

           Theywatchedhimcrossthelobby,touchMrs.Brant’selbowdeferentially,andspreadhishandsandnodwhensheturnedhertiradeonhim.Helistenedsympathetically,noddedagain,andsaidsomethinginreturn.Mrs.Brantsmiledtriumphantly,turnedtotheunhappydeskclerk,andsaidloudly:"ThankGodthereisoneemployeeofthishotelwhohasn’tbecomeanutterPhilistinel"

           SheallowedUllman,whobarelycametothebulkyshoulderofherfurcoat,totakeherarmandleadheraway,presumablytohisinneroffice.

           "Whooo!"Wendysaid,smiling."There’sadudewhoearnshismoney."

           "Buthedidn’tlikethatlady,"Dannysaidimmediately."Hewasjustpretendingtolikeher."

           Jackgrinneddownathim."I’msurethat’strue,doc.Butflatteryisthestuffthatgreasesthewheelsoftheworld."

           "What’sflattery?"

           "Flattery,"Wendytoldhim,"iswhenyourdaddysayshelikesmynewyellowslacksevenifhedoesn’torwhenhesaysIdon’tneedtotakeofffivepounds."

           "Oh.Isitlyingforfun?"

           "Somethingverylikethat."

           Hehadbeenlookingathercloselyandnowsaid:"You’repretty,Mommy.

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