Freddy the Politician (22 page)

Authors: Walter R. Brooks

BOOK: Freddy the Politician

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“Look, Freddy,” said John Quincy, “we don't want to go back to Washington. Father's going to be pretty hard to live with after this defeat. He's always terribly grouchy when his pride is hurt, and this has hurt it bad. Couldn't you keep us on as clerks? We'd look after things. You wouldn't have to get here at all if you didn't want toâ”

Freddy looked up at them thoughtfully. It certainly would be nice. To be president, and have no responsibility at all. And then he thought: “Responsibility! That's what Mr. Bean thinks I have. It would be letting him down to try to get out of responsibility. And anyway, could I really trust those two?”

He picked up his paintbrush and drew two thick lines through the names of John Quincy and X.

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