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PORTLAND
"Hello," said this voice, "I'm David Loxton of the TV Lab at WNET, and I want to come talk to you about making a TV film of one of your novels."
"No, you don't," I said, terrified.
"Well, actually I do," said the voice in a mild, astonished tone.
I could not say that the only thing I dread more than phone calls from strangers is visits from strangers, because that's not the sort of thing you can say to strangers.
"I'm sorry I have this English sort of accent," said the voice. "It's because I'm English, but I live in New York. Would it be all right if I came on Wednesday?"
He said it "Weddnsdy"; there was no doubt he was English.
"You can't come all the way to Oregon," I said desperately, but it was no use. He came.
--Ursula K. Le Guin, "Working on "The Lathe""
"Hello," said this voice, "I'm David Loxton of the TV Lab at WNET, and I want to come talk to you about making a TV film of one of your novels."
"No, you don't," I said, terrified.
"Well, actually I do," said the voice in a mild, astonished tone.
I could not say that the only thing I dread more than phone calls from strangers is visits from strangers, because that's not the sort of thing you can say to strangers.
"I'm sorry I have this English sort of accent," said the voice. "It's because I'm English, but I live in New York. Would it be all right if I came on Wednesday?"
He said it "Weddnsdy"; there was no doubt he was English.
"You can't come all the way to Oregon," I said desperately, but it was no use. He came.
--Ursula K. Le Guin, "Working on "The Lathe""
