he certainly liked her

------- [excerpt from All The President's Men, by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward.  Copyright 1974.  Simon & Schuster] ----------------

        Had  she read the Post's story?  Mrs. Sloan nodded.  She had been pleased; it had been a relief finally to see what she knew in print.  Bernstein told her the Post's staff had no preconceived notions.  And there were some people who were not concerned about the truth, he added, much less about what happened to her husband.

        "I know," she replied.  It was spoken sadly.  Her husband had been let down by people he believed in, people whose principles and values they had both thought were the same as their own.  But the values of many of the others had been hollow.  There was a flash of anger as she spoke, but mostly sorrow.

        Bernstein wanted to move the conversation away from generalities.  They had established a common ground philosophically, and seemed to like each other.  He certainly liked her.

        What had her husband's reaction been when he realized what he was being asked to hand out money for?  Bernstein was trying to cross the line slowly but she recognized it immediately.

        That was something he would have to talk to her husband about.  It wouldn't be appropriate for her to say.  She asked for his phone number again and Bernstein wrote it on a page from his notebook.  He had another appointment in McLean that evening, he lied; if it ended early enough, would it be all right to come back and talk to her husband?

        Bernstein was welcome to come back, but she did not know if her husband would talk to him.

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On You Tube, find the video titled

Buddy Holly - Rock Around with Ollie Vee

uploader / channel:  Rockin' Bandit

play and enjoy, and had probably better dance, too

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