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"It’s a Japanese car," the clerk told hiht here in the US of A"

"That’s a load off my mind," Keller told him

He checked into a motel half a mile from the previous one and called in fros he needed to know about Barry Moncrieff, the felloas at once Client 1 and Assign, asked him a question of her own

"What do you ?"

"I don’t know"

"She ran off with your dog? Is that what you’re saying?"

"They went off together," he said "Nobody was running"

"Fine, she walked off with your dog I guess she figured she needed hio look for herself What did she do, skip tohile you were in Cincinnati?"

"Earlier," he said "And she didn’t skip town We talked about it, and she said she thought it would be best if she took Nelson with her"

"And you agreed?"

"More or less"

" ‘More or less’? What does that mean?"

"I’ve often wondered myself She said I don’t really have time for him, and I travel a lot, and… I don’t know"

"But he was your dog long before you even met her You hired her to walk hiht"

"And one thing led to another, and she wound up living there And the next thing you know she’s telling you it’s best if the dog goes with her"

"Right"

"And away they go"

"Right"

"And you don’t knohere, and you don’t know if they’ll be back"

"Right"

"When did this happen, Keller?"

"About a er, "

"No"

"I went on about how you should pet hi"

"I would have gotten around to it sooner or later"

They were both silent for a longto do About what, he asked

"About what? About your dog and your girlfriend"

"I thought that’s what youabout Moncrieff and Strang But it’s the sa to do"

What it came down to was this He had a choice to make It was his decision as to which contract he would fulfill and which he would cancel