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Show •256^ It had diminished to no more than a heavy drizzle by the time the new freeway ended, and they xrere approaching Nineteenth Avenue? As they passed the University, the campus appeared deserted except for a few l i g h t s that stowed dimly through the mist? In contrast", Stonestown was bustling with the a c t i v i ty of after-Christmas sales? Shoppers with uplifted umbrellas hurried from store to s t o r e . The cars in the parking lots glistened under the wet and f a i n t l y reflected the hues of the e l e c t r i c signs. As the Professor proceeded through the long procession of traffic lights between Stonestown and the Bridge? he wondered how the scene xrould appear next week? if, in truth? the faculty with went through/its intention to s t r i k e ? Just the thought of it gave him an empty feeling in his stomach? He t r i ed to think of alternatives and could think of none? This aroused the anger he had been attempting to suppress a l l week. He wondered if the Board of Trustees expected a strike? If they didn't, this fact revealed just how out of touch with the r e a l i t i e s of the situation they were; if they did and were doing nothing to avoid i t ? they displayed a callousness that he suspected but not couloV excuse? The r a i n picked up again as theyapproached the Bridge. The Bridge I t s e l f was gusty and seemed to sway In the wind? I t s t a l l orange towers were obliterated except for i t s lowest girders?* When the Professor's t i r e s floated across the occasional s t e e l expansion braces, his car seemed to d r i f t . He |
