eddie had a hard time understanding what charles ashley and joey were going on about.
charles was talking about bertrand russell and star trek and the ottoman empire and joey replied to everything charles said with -
i’m not good at math - and i don’t believe in it.
and eddie smith 2 kept laughing in that ingratiating way he had and saying -
what a pair! what a pair! take three of a kind to beat a pair like this!
finally eddie 1 could not take it any more and he blurted out -
why don’t you just call bertrand russell up and ask him?
charles ashley and joey turned and looked at him.
who are you? charles demanded.
yes, and who asked you to sit down here? joey asked.
and are you going to buy something? charles asked. you can’t just sit down there without buying anything - the management will think we are associating with bums.
and we are not going to buy you anything, in case that is what you thought - whoever you are, joey added,
gee, i am sorry, eddie mumbled.
hey, eddie, don’t mind those guys, agent dworkin put in from the adjacent table, come over and sit with us.
yes, and we might even buy you a cup of something, agent khayyam said, because we are good people.
what could eddie do but take up their offer? he got up and moved to the next table as charles and joey resumed their palavering and eddie 2 kept chuckling and slapping the table.
let me go buy something, eddie told the two agents . i would not want to sit here like a bum.
agent khayyam looked at agent dworkin.
no need for that, unless you want to take it with you. i thought we might go for a little ride.
that sounds good to me, agent dworkin agreed.
what could eddie do but go along? he was just a go along type of person.
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