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less-than-friendly greeting.

"And I thought my return message made my position clear: " "Well, lucky
for you I'm not very easily discouraged."

A small smirk curved his lips. "Or very bright, evidently Whatever
misguided impulse brought you here, you're wasting your time. I'm a
lost cause,

If there had been even a speck of uncertainty in Claire's mind that she
was doing the right thing, that settled it.

"Don't say that," she admonished.

"Why not? Truth hurt?"

"It just might, if you believe iYs the truth. Haven't you ever heard
of the power of positive thinking?"

He laughed harshly. " " You really believe that what I think will have
any effect on the verdict? "

"Yes, I do."

His stare was incredulous. "Where did you go to law school, lady7 The
University of Oz? " " " No. Harvard: '

He whistled and came away from the door. " " Just goes to show,
nothing's what iYs cracked up to be.. not even the venerable Ivy
League. "

Claire smoothed her skirt and sat, her expression unruffled , her
stomach doing flip-flops. "Perhaps not. Now, if you're through
critiquing my credentials, maybe we can get to work "

"We have no work to do."

"On the contrary, unless you want to spend the rest of your life locked
in a room a whok lot less luxurious than the one you're sitting in
right now, I'd say we have a great deal of work ahead of us, and no
time to waste on posturing: '

The reference to being lockerl in a cell brought an encouraging shadow
of concern to his face, but he quickly shrugged it off and narrowed his
gaze defensively.

"q that what you think I'm doing?" he demanded. "posturing?"

"To tell you the truth, Luke," Claire replied, leaqg back in her chair
and lacing her fingers together as she contemplated him with a