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Show -161- His wife's voice sounded weary - and sad. He, himself? was relieved a t the news?^ "What a r e your plans?" he asked. "Do you want me to, come and get you?" "No?" she told him? " I ' l l get something to eat here, then I ' l l take the bus? Why don't you go out to eat?" He said he might? " I ' l l c a l l from the bus s t a t i o n when I a r r i v e ." "All right?" I t wasn't u n t i l he had hung up that he remembered he hadn ' t told her the news from the University? Perhaps i t xas just as well? He went to the bar and prepared a small pitcher of martinis?11 which he carried into the T.V.1 room. As he turned the switch on the television? he saw the dog's nose against the window? He walked to the front door and l e t her in? She settled down beside his wife's chair? When the picture came on, i t x«as a commercial for some brand of shampoo1? A g i r l with long hair stood in the shower and displayed a b o t t l e that she said gave her hair glamor and body. He knew from having seen t h i s commercial before that he had time to go into the kitchen and get a plate of crackers and cheese? When he returned? the commercial had changed to one advertising Grandma's Country Wine? He d i d n ' t plan to watch this commercial station? but he used the commercials to t e l l him when the news xrould be on? He turned to the educational chan- |