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When Representative Edway Tarnhorst cut off the call that had come from Harry Morgan, he turned around and faced the other man in the room. "Satisfactory? " he said.
"Yes. Yes, of course," said the other. He was a tall, hearty-looking man with a reddish face and a friendly smile. "You said just the right thing, Edway. Just the right thing. You're pretty smart, you know that? You got what it takes. " He chuckled. "They'll never figure anything out now. " He waved a hand toward the chair. "Sit down, Edway. Want a drink?"