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Show -246- The Professor asked him xrhat he thought about the student s t r i k e . "I think I've done a complete flip-flop on i t , " he said. Everyone laughed, particularly the Canadian actor. "What a quaint answer," he said. "No, r e a l l y , " the boy xrent on. "In the beginning, I xas a l l against the s t r i k e . Noxr, xrith police a l l over the place, with that nasty governor threatening to shoot the students, I find myself rooting for the s t r i k e r s ." "It,'s not a football game, chappie," the Canadian commented. The Professor didn't like the tone the Canadian xas taking. He f e l t compelled to say there xrere many good reasons for sympathizing xrith the s t r i k e r s . Before he could elaborate, his daughter and his xrife came in xrith the cake and coffee. His Son-in-laxr poured the young man a glass of xrine. The Professor xas pleased to have the talk turn from the s t r i k e to praise of his xrife's xalnut cake. The Professor did not eat any of the cake. It xas too rich for his diabetic d i e t . He sat drinking his coffee, smoking his c i g a r e t t e , and listening to the others talk, xrhich xas small talk about people he barely knew in the theater. The children had retreated to their room, impatient at the long delay. Once, he xalked in there, and the oldergmndchiId looked up expectantly. "Are they going?" she asked. The Professor said, no, they were s t i l l talking. |