"
"We do need to restrict this hearing"
"Dr. Denton has been waiting nearly three hours to give her testimony."
The chair shrugged and muttered under his breath. What would Simon
Murrain advise. I need time to think about it. Aloud he said,
"The committee will recess to discuss this."
Everyone was told to leave the hearing room except the committee.
When they were alone, Henry made it clear. "We must limit this
hearing only to the evidence we presented."
Jane, with grave misgivings concerning her future at Belmont,
rose to the occasion. "I think we need to hear this. We should
at least appear to be giving her a fair hearing."
"She's already had that," snapped back Henry. "This hearing is expressly
for confirming the findings of the first document examiners. Nothing else."
Anuse, who had watched the others leave the hearing room
unexpectedly sided with Jane and urged caution. "Perhaps we
should hear her, Henry. Those damn reporters are still out there.
If we don't let her testify, it will be the lead story in tomorrow's paper."
"Still there, are they? Bothersome creatures! Well, that
puts a different face on it.
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