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Chapter 25

           Hewantedmetobecomeaprofessororadoctor,somethinglikethat.ButthingswentbadandIhadtofightformyFamily.Ihadtofightbecauselloveandadmiremyfather.Ineverknewamanmoreworthyofrespect.Hewasagoodhusbandandagoodfatherandagoodfriendtopeoplewhowerenotsofortunateinlife.There’sanothersidetohim,butthat’snotrelevanttomeashisson.AnywayIdon’twantthattohappentoourkids.Iwantthemtobeinfluencedbyyou.IwantthemtogrowuptobeAll-Americankids,realAll-American,thewholeworks.Maybetheyortheirgrandchildrenwillgointopolitics."Michaelgrinned."MaybeoneofthemwillbePresidentoftheUnitedStates.Whythehellnot?InmyhistorycourseatDartmouthwedidsomebackgroundonallthePresidentsandtheyhadfathersandgrandfatherswhowereluckytheydidn’tgethanged.ButI’llsettleformykidsbeingdoctorsormusiciansorteachers.They’llneverbeintheFamilybusiness.BythetimetheyarethatoldI’llberetiredanyway.AndyouandIwillbepartofsomecountryclubcrowd,thegoodsimplelifeofwell-to-doAmericans.Howdotethatstrikeyouforaproposition?"

           "Marvelous,"Kaysaid."Butyousortofskippedonesthewidowpart."

           "There’snotmuchchanceofthat.Ijustmentionedittogiveafairpresentation."Michaelpattedhisnosewiththehandkerchief.

           "Ican’tbelieveit,Ican’tbelieveyou’reamanlikethat,you’rejustnot,"Kaysaid.Herfacehadabewilderedlook.

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