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"Ernest, I'm sorry but could you help me with Alvis,<br />

please?"<br />

Hayes heard his wife sweetly ask for this assistance,<br />

and in retaliation he leaned back against the doorjamb<br />

and offered to write campaign speeches for his host. He<br />

knew he was annoying Ransom and didn't care. "You<br />

should run, you know. You could be governor. You're<br />

a perfect candidate. I think it's your cufflinks. Or maybe<br />

your rhetorical flair. 'These are not the worst of times<br />

either.' I liked that."<br />

"I'll keep it in mind." The banker smiled. "Now, I<br />

believe that June is waiting, A.A. It is raining…"<br />

On the walk, Hayes's wife stood in the rain, her<br />

eyes patiently downcast.<br />

"Ah, yes, the missis." Hayes grinned. "Burning pits<br />

in your bricks with her acid eyes. Coming, Junebug<br />

honey." He tilted down the steps.<br />

"Hayes is incorrigible," said Ransom to his wife after<br />

they had closed the door. "I feel sorry for June. I only<br />

asked him because Winslow gets along with him so<br />

well, and then Winslow takes off for Boston. While<br />

Beanie…! Well, I'm sure there's been some

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