There was the old myth of divine interventionYou... There was the old myth of divine interventionYou blasphemed, and a lightning bolt struck youThat was a little steep tooIf punishment is at all proportionate to the offense, then power becomes wateredThe only way you generate the proper attitude of awe and obedience is through immense and disproportionate powerWith this in mind, how do you think you would react?"
Hearn was kneading his thighs againIt's an unfair propositionYou're settling a difference between us by
"You remember when I gave that lecture about the man with the gun?"
"Yes
"It's not an accident that I have this powerNor is it that
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Cummings tossed his cigarette at Hearn's feet"All right, Robert, suppose you pick it up," he said quietly
There was a long pauseUnder his breastbone, Cummings could feel his heart grinding painfully"I hope, Robert, that you pick it up Once more he stared into Hearn's eye
And slowly Hearn was realizing that he meant itIt was apparent in his expressionA series of emotions,
buy chanel purse subtle and conflicting, flowed behind the surface of his face"If you want to play games," he saidFor the first time Cummings could remember, his voice was unsteadyAfter a moment or two, Hearn bent down, picked up the cigarette, and dropped it in an ashtrayCummings forced himself to face the hatred in Hearn's eyesHe was feeling an immense relief
"If you want to, you can go to chow now
"General, I'd like a transfer to another division Hearn was lighting another cigarette, his hands not completely steady
"Suppose I don't care to arrange it?" Cummings was calm, almost cheerfulHe leaned back in his chair,
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"Yes?" Now that it was over, Cummings wished that Hearn would leaveThe victory was losing its edge, and minor regrets, delicate little reservations, were cloying him
"Short of bringing in every man in the outfit, all
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This was the thing that had sullied his pleasureCummings realized it nowThere was still the other problem, the large one"I'll manage that, LieutenantI think you'd better worry about your own concerns
After Hearn had gone, Cummings looked at his hands"When there are little surges of resistance, it merely calls for more power to be directed downward And that hadn't worked with the line troopsHearn he had been able to crush, any single man he could manage, but the sum of them was different still, resisted him
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