The Bonfire of the Vanities Page #7

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What do you think?

598

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What do I think?

599

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I think it's an unfortunate situation.

600

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Where's the Goddamn story?

601

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A poor, innocent black kid

walking down the street...

602

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and boom! Hit-and-run.

There's a story in it for somebody.

603

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The black community's up in arms.

604

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And when Reverend Bacon gets a feather

in his ass, the sh*t flies high.

605

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What's your angle on all this?

606

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What do you stand to get out of it?

607

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I'm a lawyer. I want justice done.

608

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Reverend Bacon is my friend.

It'll be good for him.

609

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And knowing your situation,

I thought if you broke the story--

610

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Wait a minute.

611

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What do you mean, my situation?

612

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Your boss was at my house for dinner.

613

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He said a few things.

614

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I see.

615

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-You have a little daughter?

-Yes, I do.

616

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I bet she has a toy wagon.

617

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Yes, she does. Why?

618

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Got any scotch in that car?

619

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Henry Lamb. Who's that?

620

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He was a student of yours

at Ruppert High.

621

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He was? What's he done?

622

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Nothing. He's been seriously injured.

623

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I'm a newspaper reporter.

624

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I don't remember him.

625

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What kind of student was he?

626

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If I don't remember him,

I guess he was okay.

627

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Was he a good student?

628

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Good doesn't apply at Ruppert High.

They're cooperative or life-threatening.

629

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-Wasn't he going to college?

-City College.

630

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If you live in the city, graduate high school,

and breathe, they take you.

631

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What about his performance in class?

Any aptitude, special skills?

632

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I got 65 students in each class.

633

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Tests, homework, any written work?

634

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There hasn't been written work

at Ruppert High for 20 years.

635

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How do you keep track of the kids?

636

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There must be some records.

637

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You're thinking about

honor students and grades.

638

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We don't make those comparisons.

We just try to keep them off the streets.

639

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At Ruppert, an honor student...

640

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is somebody who comes to class

and doesn't piss on the teacher.

641

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By that standard...

642

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was Henry Lamb an honor student?

643

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He never pissed on me.

644

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No, you're exaggerating

the situation. The franc is no problem.

645

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We can hedge that to next January,

to the term or to both, whatever.

646

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I don't think that's necessary.

647

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Look, Bernard, we've had our share of...

648

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Hell, I wouldn't even call them...problems,

so let's not work ourselves up...

649

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into a...coma.

650

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Jesus Christ, let me see that!

651

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No, not you, Bernard.

652

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Wait. What the hell are you talking about?

653

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No, we can't wait.

We have to move on this thing now.

654

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You're bringing up phantom issues!

655

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We must pull ourselves together

and f***ing do it!

656

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Look!

657

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Bernard. Bernard!

658

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But it was too late. It was gone.

659

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Oh, Jesus.

660

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$600,000,000.

661

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On Wall Street, a frantic salesman was

a dead salesman. And Sherman knew it.

662

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You know what?

663

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I was just thinking of you.

Where have you been?

664

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Have you seen this?

665

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-Don't I get a kiss first?

-Have you read it?

666

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You know I only read

the newspapers spasmodically.

667

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Sporadically?

668

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Who is this Peter Fallow

character? He's got it all wrong!

669

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Excuse me, but what is going on here?

670

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I'm installing a new intercom system.

Super let me in.

671

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Are you Caroline Heftshank?

672

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I need you to sign a receipt.

673

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I don't live here.

I'm a guest of Miss Heftshank.

674

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No problem. I'm all done.

675

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-That was close.

-What's going on?

676

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I don't know. Caroline pays $300 rent

for this place.

677

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It's rent-controlled. I sublet it for $1,100.

678

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But it's not legal.

679

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To get Caroline out,

they have to prove she doesn't live here.

680

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Isn't it weird that he came here today?

After that piece in the paper?

681

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You are completely "paranoidical."

682

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I have to leave for the airport

in about 20 minutes.

683

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So, we don't have much time.

684

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Do you think they could trace

the car to me?

685

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How? They don't have

the full number or a witness.

686

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The only person who could recognize you

is in terminal "comatosis."

687

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But the other fella.

Suppose he comes forward?

688

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If he was going to materialize,

he would have by now.

689

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