Temat postu: Wasn't he in
Washington during the week
she was only hurting meso I asked her politely to handle the RSVP in
whatever manner she wishedas long as the essence of the message was that we wouldn't show
unless hell froze over. I returned once again to The State v. Percival.
'What's the number?' I heard her say very softly. She was at the telephone.
'Can't you just write a note?'
'In a minute I'll lose my nerve. What's the number?'
I told her and was instantaneously immersed in Percival's appeal to the Supreme Court. I was not
listening to Jenny. That isI tried not to. She was in the same roomafter all.
'Oh - good eveningsir' I heard her say. Did the Sonovabitch answer the phone? Wasn't he in
Washington during the week? That's what a recent profile in The New York Times said. Goddamn
journalism is going downhill nowadays.
How long does it take to say no?
Somehow Jennifer had already taken more time than one would think necessary to pronounce
this simple syllable.
'Ollie?'
She had her hand over the mouthpiece.
'Olliedoes it have to be negative?'
The nod of my head indicated that it had to bethe wave of my hand indicated that she should
hurry the hell up.
'I'm terribly sorry' she said into the phone. 'I meanwe're terribly sorrysir . . ..'
We're Kill[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]201005112111352810ahi! Did she have to involve me in
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