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Jack　had　held　on　to　George　long　after　he　had　cut　most　of　the　obvious　flat

tires；　hoping　George　would　work　out。　He　remembered　one　late　afternoon　about　a

week　before　he　had　reluctantly　dropped　the　ax。　George　had　stayed　after　the

others　had　filed　out；　and　then　had　confronted　Jack　angrily。

〃You　s…set　the　timer　ahead。〃

Jack　looked　up　from　the　papers　he　was　putting　back　into　his　briefcase。

〃George；　what　are　you　talking　about？〃

〃I　d…didnt　get　my　whole　five　mih…minutes。　You　set　it　ahead。　I　was　wuh…

watching　the　clock。〃

〃The　clock　and　the　timer　may　keep　slightly　different　times；　George；　but　I

never　touched　the　dial　on　the　damned　thing。　Scouts　honor。〃

〃Yuh…yuh…you　did！〃

The　belligerent；　Im…sticking…up…for…my…rights　way　George　was　looking　at　him

had　sparked　Jacks　own　temper。　He　had　been　off　the　sauce　for　two　months；　two　months　too　long；

and　he　was　ragged。　He　made　one　last　effort　to　hold　himself　in。　〃I　assure　you　I　did　not；　George。　Its

your　stutter。　Do　you　have　any　idea　what　causes　it？　You　dont　stutter　in　class。〃

〃I　duh…duh…dont　s…s…st…st…stutterl〃

〃Lower　your　voice。〃

〃You　w…want　to　g…get　me！　You　duh…dont　w…want　me　on　your　g…g…goddam　team！〃

〃Lower　your　voice；　I　said。　Lets　discuss　this　rationally。〃

〃F…fuh…fuck　th…that！〃

〃George；　if　you　control　your　stutter；　Id　be　glad　to　have　you。　Youre　well

prepped　for　every　practice　and　youre　good　at　the　background　stuff；　which　means

youre　rarely　surprised。　But　all　that　doesnt　mean　much　if　you　cant　control

that—〃

〃Ive　neh…neh…never　stuttered！〃　he　cried　out。　〃Its　yuh…you！　I…i…if　suh…

someone　else　had　the　d…d…deb…debate　t…team；　I　could　—　〃

Jacks　temper　slipped　another　notch。

〃George；　youre　never　going　to　make　much　of　a　lawyer；　corporation　or

otherwise；　if　you　cant　control　that。　Law　isnt　like　soccer。　Two　hours　of

practice　every　night　wont　cut　it。　What　are　you　going　to　do；　stand　up　in　front

of　a　board　meeting　and　say；　‘Nuh…nuh…now；　g…gentlemen；　about　this　t…ttort？〃

He　suddenly　flushed；　not　with　anger　but　with　shame　at　his　own　cruelty。　This

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