第15节

    dontyougohoandthinkaboutitedoatterhoe.abouttwoweeks”

    “takenodifferenakeupanystory,”itoldthe

    “istakes.butithastobedone.reatleaderparednfessiontohavingaion.theoperationispainful,butonlyafteritisdoneebeeanean.youustntlagbehihers.onfess,notbecauseksalready,butbecauseogiveyouacetoshoy.”

    ithathead,butibitlipandreinedsilent,hopingnottoprolongthesenselessdialogue.

    hetooksilehinkaboute.”

    e,ie,ihadtoe.

    .hulisteostoryinsileoannounealofesedishesbecausehekneealydaughtersandhischildrensactivities.ohavedoneilybackground.

    yndallthetiiyinquisitors.

    “theseheiressionthattheyevenifideitup.uldthatbethecase”

    “oh,yes,yes.theydontcareheritstrueootaslongastheygetanfession.thatstheyareafter.”

    “butselvesgetaonfusedifeveryonegivesafalsenfession”iwasgenuinelypuzzled.

    “togetanfessionistheirjob.iftheyfail,theyybeaovent.theresultisthatoventtakesplaanynfessionsaredeter,oilisover,thesoutisdone.soofthoseayberehabilitated.”

    “hoheyhavetoforrehabilitation”iasked.

    “ybeaupleofyears.ybeitneverhappens.ibedeanoinoneofhisspeeches.”

    “hoed.

    “yes,itsreallybad.thereisntreallysuies.butnoindividualshouldkeafalsenfession,notterhoesteadily,asiftokesureigothisssage,andadded,“thathasalypoliovent.”

    iuoodthatthisetogive.hedidnotsayht,“youstntgiveafalsenfession,notterhoaiellingnottonfess.hean,arustednoone.

    “therealesatianalstreaptedtoething,hoselffrontolerablepressure.butodoit.partyoffioreadssionsofguilt,houstnt.”

    hisadviovedbyhisfriendshipforlatehusband,otiveforstrete.oventsier.hetoldthatheasandhadleaedbybitterexperienceho.

    “niquéofthetraltteeeting”iaskedhi

    .hushookhisheadandsighed.afteranthesaid,“entisalontufterafeonthsandoftenfizzlesoutafteraboutayear.”

    “ayeare”isaid.

    .husledatoutburstandsaid,“edoesnotahingtousastotheeuropeans,you,ofurse,knoell.”

    “iusedofbeingaspybecausetheythinkikishwell.”

    “theirausationisonlyanexcuseasses.soonerorlatertheyetodealhyou.”

    .hugotuptoleave,askingtotelephoalkthingsover.asafinalpieunistpartyoffifeeltheyoreassuretheelvesbyusingthatpoakeourlifeunfortableortohuliateus.butbepolitealso.dontoffeheybeanandspiteful.theyalsobeverycruel.”

    “itsnotinnaturetobeobsequious.butthankyoufortheeerit,”isaid.

    iyosthatonlythendidithinkofaskinghibouthielf.

    .husaidphilosophithatifeltercapitalistrenderedunsuitableforaresponsibleexecutiveposition.”

    thethoughtthathewa

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