85. Pay Back Time 17

“I became panicky when I learned that there would be a written test.”

“I almost fainted. Thank God that it had come and gone.”

“You are right. It's only a dunce who would not scale through the test.”

“That is a fact.”

Although her name was not mentioned in their chat she was conscience-stricken and wished that she could pick anything that had to do with her and talk back at them.

When she found none, she cursed them all the same, “Idiots. How can you say that it is only a dunce who will fail? Are those questions simple? I don't even know how the knucklehead Tim answered the question.”

Meanwhile, Capt. Bolton had not taunted George over his discovery in his office the previous day.

“It's good that you are here, Sgt. Young. The table was incomplete yesterday?”

“Pardon my absence.”

“It's all right. I was at your office to check on you.”

“Oh, yes! I left earlier. I hope there was no problem?”

“Not quite. I waited for you and when I got tired of watching the movie you played for your staff