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course, he was certain (he was nearly certain) that there<br />

were no missiles on that property, but he was also<br />

certain (nearly certain) that whatever the compound did<br />

hold, it was best not photographed without permission.<br />

He put the film in his desk drawer. Then he took it back<br />

out and considered telling Walter Saar that he wished to<br />

make use of the academy's darkroom. Finally, Ransom<br />

walked to his window, from which he looked down at<br />

Dingley Falls. Across the green, where a large black<br />

German shepherd lay at the feet of Elijah Dingley's<br />

stone chair, the banker saw his wife. She stood in front<br />

of the broken window of the Dingley Day, where she<br />

seemed to be laughing at some remark being made to<br />

her by A.A. Hayes, who looked from a distance to be<br />

staggering drunk.<br />

Ransom did not care for the editor, but if Hayes<br />

could amuse Priss, all to the good. He did not like to<br />

see his wife unhappy.<br />

He watched Ramona Dingley, followed by her<br />

housekeeper, motor her wheelchair through the door of<br />

the Tea Shoppe. Did Ramona plan to tell anyone about<br />

the roll of film? So what if she did?

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