Dead Letter (Digger)
“What’s the name again? I’m sorry." "Burroughs," Digger said.
"That’s right," Hatcher said, looking at him as if Digger should be grateful for having his recollection of his own name confirmed. "Come on in." Digger followed the dean of students to the office in the right rear of the brownstone.
"Pretty big building for you to be rattling around in by yourself, isn’t it?" Digger asked.
"Yes, it is, actually. But it goes with the territory. The dean of students is supposed to be accessible to the ...students. A tradition here. We guard our traditions jealously." "Tradition should be worth about five thousand extra a year per student," Digger said.
"More like ten thousand, but who worries about things like money?" Hatcher said. He waved Digger toward a chair and sat down behind his big oak desk.
"This is about Redwing, isn’t it?" he asked.
Digger nodded. "I was wondering what you thought about it." "I don’t know. An awful accident. But coming so soon after that letter, I don’t know." "Any suspicions?" Digger asked.MoreLess
"That’s right," Hatcher said, looking at him as if Digger should be grateful for having his recollection of his own name confirmed. "Come on in." Digger followed the dean of students to the office in the right rear of the brownstone.
"Pretty big building for you to be rattling around in by yourself, isn’t it?" Digger asked.
"Yes, it is, actually. But it goes with the territory. The dean of students is supposed to be accessible to the ...students. A tradition here. We guard our traditions jealously." "Tradition should be worth about five thousand extra a year per student," Digger said.
"More like ten thousand, but who worries about things like money?" Hatcher said. He waved Digger toward a chair and sat down behind his big oak desk.
"This is about Redwing, isn’t it?" he asked.
Digger nodded. "I was wondering what you thought about it." "I don’t know. An awful accident. But coming so soon after that letter, I don’t know." "Any suspicions?" Digger asked.MoreLess
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