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He is sorting through a file of papers--a tenure conature, a caterer’s bill--when he hears a knock and looks up to see a wo in the doorway: thirty or perhaps thirty-five and quite striking, with auburn hair, an intelligent face, and energetic hazel eyes She wears a tailored suit of dark navy and high, sos froan senses that he has seen her before
"Professor Miles?" She does not wait for permission to enter but insinuates herself into the room
"I’m sorry, Miss…"
"Nessa Tripp, Territorial News and Record" As she steps to his desk, she extends her hand "I was hoping I ht have a an recalls her frorip is fire of professional seriousness Logan catches the high note of her perfu to have to disappoint you This is quite a busy day forPerhaps you could call nores the suggestion, knowing full well that it’s a dodge; nobody would schedule anything She offers a smile, rather coquettish,I have only a few questions"
Logan doesn’t want to He dislikes dealing with the press, even under the most scripted of circu paper to find himself misquoted or his words taken entirely out of context Yet he can tell that this woman can’t be brushed off so easily Better to face the music now, quickly, and move on
"Well, I suppose…"
Her face beas into her bag for a notebook, followed by a small recorder, which she places on the desk "To start, I ondering if I could get a little bit of personal inforround There’s very little about you that I could find, and the university press office wasn’t much help"
"There’s a reason I’m a very private person"
"And I can respect that But people want to know about the ree? The world is watching, Professor"
"I’, Miss Tripp I think you’ll findh her notebook "Now, froather, you were born in…Headly?"
A softball question, to get things started "Yes, my parents raised horses"
"And you were an only child"
"That’s correct"
"Sounds like you didn’t much care for it"
His tone, evidently, has betrayed hiood points, soe, these sorts of feelings soften a great deal, though at the time I probably saw it that way In the end, it wasn’t the life for me--that’s really all there is to say"