“I think it’s because they’re undergraduates and there are several faculty members in the group. Or maybe he just didn’t think they’d enjoy getting together with all us old farts.”
Ray thought about that for a moment. “You know, neither Adrian nor Tom said anything to me about bringing Blake to your house on New Year’s Day. And Blake’s an undergraduate.”
“Well,” Jake said, “I suppose he told you to bring a guest. Since he didn’t put any restrictions on whom you could ask, it wouldn’t have been fair to say anything at the party.”
“Besides,” Jim added, “although it was a CQ gathering, it was at our house. Maybe he didn’t think it was his place to say anything.”
Ray grinned. “Whatever. It worked. I think seeing Blake with me gave Professor Craig just the kick in the butt he needed. And I
