The Bad Book Affair

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Ian Sansom

Год написания книги

2018

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‘Well. I…It’s not that I…I mean, I am responsible for the mobile library.’

‘But that sort of bigger decision would be out of your hands?’

‘Not entirely,’ said Israel, smarting rather from the implication that he was a powerless functionary. ‘I do have some…sway with these things.’ He had no sway with anything: he didn’t even have sway with himself.

‘Well.’

‘I could probably take it to the mobile library subcommittee,’ offered Israel.

‘Well, the election’s in less than a week now, so we would really need to know very soon,’ said Seamus.

‘Ah,’ said Israel.

‘I don’t suppose it could be justified on the basis of educational benefit?’

‘I don’t think so,’ said Israel.

‘Look,’ said Seamus. ‘I really didn’t want to put you in a difficult position. It was worth asking, but.’

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