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"I will," she promised. "Nice to have met you, Mr. Keane." "Same here," I said. He departed and we returned to our chairs. "What does he teach?" I asked. "Freshman stuff, mostly. Baby calculus, things like that." "Low man on the totem pole?" "Yes." "How long has he been here?" "Two years, just like me." "He looks so young." "He graduated from Harvard at twenty." "Big deal," I said, "I started kindergarten before I turned five." She laughed, then gave her assessment of Finn. "He can be a bit pretentious, I'll admit, but he's not a bad guy, really. His students love him. His biggest fault is that he tries too hard. He's up for tenure next year and he's obsessed with it." I was about to ask the nature of his relationship with my client, but she walked in before I got the chance. She was still as tall as I was and she wasn't wearing heels. Pink lipstick, powder blue sundress, white sandals. And it wasn't even Flag Day. "Did I miss a good joke?" she asked. I stood. "No," said Mary Pat, still grinning as she came out of her chair, "Mr. Keane was just recounting his academic accomplishments." "Well, Mary Pat," she said in mock seriousness, "it's not polite to laugh. It destroys the student's motivation to learn." We shared a smile as she walked around her desk and began making a pot of coffee. "Did Mary Pat give you everything you need?" "She sure did," I said. "If you need anything else, Mr. Keane," said Mary Pat as she neared the door, "just let me know. You can leave a message with the department secretary." "I will. Thanks again." "Where are you off to?" my client asked.