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Chapter Twelve

At this point Si’s general obnoxiousness did him in. He tried to borrow $200 from the others, but was greeted by stony silence. One woman summarized the feelings of the group succinctly: “If you think I’m going to lend you money so you can inflict yourself on this utterly gorgeous girl, you’re crazy as hell. No way! In fact, no fucking way!”

Her remarks had been made with no effort to keep her voice down. Her response was greeted by cheers from the people standing around.

“Time’s up, Si,” the auctioneer declared. “Pay up.”

“I ... I can’t,” Si admitted. Then he blurted, “I was just trying to get more money out of Brad Kramer.”

“You know the rules, Si,” the auctioneer said. “If you can’t cover your bid, you’re penalized $340. Let’s have it, and thank you from the Recreation Committee. Your contribution is cheerfully accepted.”

Goodman paid up and then slunk away from the stage.

“Okay, folks,” the auctioneer said, returning to his job. “The seventeen-hundred dollar bid couldn’t be covere
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