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. "Maureen, do you want to know why they disagreed?
Shall I play back this soi-disant 'civilized discussion'?"
Lazarus said, "Athene, you are not to play back. That was a private
discussion."
I said quickly, "I don't agree. She can certainly play back what I said."
"No. Athene, that's an order."
The computer answered, "Rule One: I work for Ira, not for you. You yourself
settled that when I was first activated. Do I ask Ira to adjudicate this? Or do
I play back that half of the discussion that belongs to my bridegroom?"
Lazarus-Hubert looked astounded. "Your what?"
"My fiance, if you want to split rabbits. But in the near tomorrow when I
put on my ravishingly beautiful body. Colonel Campbell will stand up in front of
you and exchange vows with me for our family. So you see, Lazarus, you were
trying to bully my betrothed as well as Hazel's benedict. We can't have that. No
indeedy. You had better back down and apologize ... instead of trying to bluster
your way out of it. You can't, you know; you've been caught cold. Not only did I
hear what you said, but Hazel also heard every word."
Lazarus looked still more annoyed. "Athene, you relayed a private
conversation?"
"You did not place it under privacy. Contrariwise, Hazel did place a
monitor request on Richard. All kosher, so don't try to pull any after-the-fact
rule on me
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