"
"A closed hearing is to protect the rights of the accused.
As the accused, I waive that consideration and again request
that the hearing be open and that any person who wishes may attend."
"No." The Vee closed the door of the witness room behind him
with a indignant slam.
"Now there's a sweetheart," murmured Roz. "Hey, did you guys
notice we got our own phone in here?
An obviously annoyed Henry Tarbuck sought out the custodian,
Lorraine. "I ordered that downstairs room to be held for the
university's witnesses," he barked at her.
"Not me, you didn't. I was told to open two rooms for the
hearing witnesses. That's all." Lorraine, all four feet of her
bristling, stood up on her toes and duplicated the Vee's tone,
jaw to jaw.
Always outmatched when encountering any female who did not
smile, cringe, grovel or otherwise conform to his `typing',
Henry turned away from her and fumed his way to the hall phone booth.
Reaching his secretary, his tone took on the whine of a young boy.
"Lynn, something terrible has happened. That woman took the good room,
the one with the good chairs and the telephone.
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