Firechild
““Please, Gus! For the good of the club—the good of the country—please sit down and listen.” Though he seldom smiled, his dark granite face had softened a little, and he kept his tone carefully placatory. “We’re going to need the best you can give us.”
He paused again, while Kneeland hesitated and finally, almost sheepishly, sank into the big leather chair.
“Thank you, Gus.” He cleared his throat and scanned the silent circle. “I’ve more to say to all of you. If things are as bad as they... seem, we Catonians will have a new role to play. We can—we must seize the lead. The iron hand concealed of course, but we must act at once to defeat this newborn evil that our best efforts have failed to abort.”
His shadowed eyes came slowly back to Kneeland’s red-flushed face.
“We’re going to need you, Gus.” Again he tried to smile, but his voice had an imperative edge. “I hope you never forget that we depend on you as a founding member, your total loyalty duly sworn to the club.MoreLess
He paused again, while Kneeland hesitated and finally, almost sheepishly, sank into the big leather chair.
“Thank you, Gus.” He cleared his throat and scanned the silent circle. “I’ve more to say to all of you. If things are as bad as they... seem, we Catonians will have a new role to play. We can—we must seize the lead. The iron hand concealed of course, but we must act at once to defeat this newborn evil that our best efforts have failed to abort.”
His shadowed eyes came slowly back to Kneeland’s red-flushed face.
“We’re going to need you, Gus.” Again he tried to smile, but his voice had an imperative edge. “I hope you never forget that we depend on you as a founding member, your total loyalty duly sworn to the club.MoreLess
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