The camel looked on, curious; the tortoise he sat on stirred, went back to sleep. “Just so with the treatment of animals.”
Harrison looked around at them all, gave a terse smile, and said, “Would you want your sister to marry a man who pulls wings off flies?”
*****
This time, Harrison met Teri for lunch at a place more suited to him. It was quiet, dim, and uncrowded. They took a booth in the back, and he sat with his back to the wall.
“Well,” she said. “Mr. Hernandez said to pass on his gratitude for your aid on the vote.”
Harrison shrugged. “‘Always do right,’ as Twain said—’This will gratify some folks and astonish the rest.’ It was a pleasure to help an old supporter, but it was strictly business. We did it mainly for ourselves.”
“Thanks, nevertheless.” She smiled at him.
She had
