condensed master

Will Bonner
"There's no need for us to be at cross purposes, especially after looking at the
results of last Wednesday's work. I've got everything I wanted, there'll be no need
to go back."
Will breathed a sigh of relief. Suffering through another agonizing session,
going over the contents of that safe, would have been very painful. He felt
cautiously relaxed but still on guard, waiting for the next load of trouble to come
his way. It never came however, as the conversation centered around general
matters until it came time to leave.
On his way home Will tried to evaluate where he stood in the present scheme
of things. He was absolutely certain about one thing and that was Alec's
appearance on the scene. His future was going to be influenced by this very fact,
and he wasn't going to like it one bit. Margaret had an excuse now for calling on
him, and the future was set for confrontation.
As the months passed Will's assumptions were constantly realized. Alec was
as diligent as a beaver in his efforts to circumvent having to work with the others,
and much to Will's displeasure the jobs kept coming. The only redeeming factor
was that Alec remained extremely careful and efficient, consequently, the peaks
of anxiety associated with the work, were kept to a minimum.
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