标题: 《Forget Luck 》作者：- Kate Wilhelm【EPUB】 [打印本页] 作者: zaq 时间: 2013-4-19 19:57 标题: 《Forget Luck 》作者：- Kate Wilhelm【EPUB】 KATE WILHELM. FORGET LUCK. Tony Manetti had not been assigned to cover the colloquium at Michigan State but the daybefore it was to start his editor had a family crisis. Tony would have to go. A suite wasalready reserved in the magazines name at the Holiday Inn a rental car would be waiting atthe Lansing airport. Tony had called Georgina twice leaving the message that meant she was toreturn the call when her husband was not around but she had not called back. Already on herway from Berkeley he decided. Of course she thought Harry would be covering the conferenceand accordingly had not been in touch with Tony. Five nights he kept thinking five nights anddays of course. When he checked in at the motel Georgina had not yet registered. He paidscant attention to the academic papers the desk clerk handed him the speakers would all makecertain Academic Currents received a copy of their papers. He checked the schedule. Thatevening Saturday there would be opening ceremonies then people would drift away to eat anddrink. On Sunday there would be a brunch several luncheons teas more eating and drinkingand on Monday the attendees would start lecturing one another. He planned to miss it all. Hecould read the papers any time and if anything interesting happened someone would tell himall about it. He planned to be in upper Michigan with the gorgeous Georgina. She had notchecked in yet when he came back down after leaving his gear in his suite. He went to the barcrowded with academics ordered a gin and tonic and looked for a place to sit where he couldkeep an eye on the lobby. Someone said quotAh Peter good to see you again.quot A heavyset