Feigning a bored expression that he did not feel, Henry asked
if she had any evidence specific to the critiques in question.
"No, nothing specific, except if she were out to discredit
someone on the faculty, she would certainly have brains
enough to do something effective--not play with SmurFFs,"
Andrea delivered, with a chuckle. Then she continued in a serious,
almost censoring tone, "I'm surprised that you actually take this
charge seriously. You should have better sense. The whole campus
is laughing at you."
As Henry seemed on the verge of apoplexy, Anuse quickly
asked who her aunt was.
Andrea looked directly at him and answered, "Dr. Biggot.
She teaches nutrition to the freshman medical students."
Esther wanted to be clear. "Your aunt confirmed in both cases,
hers and Trenchant, that this was an underlying way of getting rid of them."
"Exactly. She felt that they were not welcome in the department
and that this was a way to encourage them to move on."
"Now, we'll have no more of this," Henry interjected,
"we really can't take second hand information here.
I have already warned you people on the panel about this.
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