The Edge of the Knife by Henry Beam Piper
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he has been trying for years to oust him from his position on the
Blanley faculty but has been unable to do so because of the provisions of the Faculty Tenure Act of 1963. Most of his remarks were in the nature of a polemic against this law, generally regarded as the college professors' bill of rights. It is to be stated here that other members of the Blanley faculty have unconditionally confirmed the fact that Doctor Chalmers did make the statements attributed to him a month ago, long before the death of Khalid ib'n Hussein...." "Yah! How about _that_, now? How'ya gonna get around _that_?" Beckoning the waitress, he paid his check and hurried out. Before he reached the door, he heard a voice, almost stuttering with excitement: "Hey! Look! That's _him_!" He began to run. He was two blocks from the cafe before he slowed to a walk again. That night, he needed three shots of whiskey before he could get to sleep. * * * * * A delegation from the American Institute of Psionics and Parapsychology reached Blanley that morning, having taken a strato-plane from the East Coast. They had academic titles and degrees that even Lloyd Whitburn couldn't ignore. They talked with Leonard Fitch, and with the students from Modern History IV, and took statements. It wasn't until after General European History II that |
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