. . good God, man! Five out of thousands--what difference could that make?
You've made yourself look silly."
The Pope took no more calls after that except from the trustees.
He could not escape their critical views but with the help of his
handpicked chairman of the board, he managed to placate most of them.
One secretary was placed full-time answering letters and
the Vees were called on to answer the phone calls and talk
to any one who came to the offices. Consumption of antacid
increased astronomically in "Vice Alley"--lair of the Vees.
PR man, Alastar and all the Vees were carefully coached to
suggest to the callers that Diana Trenchant had really done
something unspeakable and that the charge that was aired was
"only the tip of the iceberg." They also were told to hint
concerning her motives. She was "thought to have so desired the
chairmanship of the department. . ." or "she was delusional in her
assertion that she had written any course material, etc. . ." or
"she was not really the type of woman that normal women, those
with husbands or boyfriends, wanted to associate with. . ." or. . .
Meanwhile, back at the court, legal papers piled up anew.
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