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ifer stoically. Diana took this opportunity to reinforce Jennifer's testimony with another example of the kind of honesty and fair play that the administration practiced. "You are arguing with my witness, not questioning her. She has good reason for her belief. When I came into this hearing, it was with the assurance from my department chairman and the chairman of this panel, both senior administrators, that I had been given all of the material that would be presented as evidence relating to the handwriting examiners. "This proved to be unequivocally false. The evidence you have introduced, Mr. Chairman, contains many documents that were never given to me to examine before the hearing." This started another bout between Diane and Anuse, who apparently able to read Lyle's and the chair's mind, kept insisting that what Lyle and Henry meant was that Diana had been given all of the material available at that date. Henry rushed in to agreed that yes that was what was meant. "Lyle gave you everything he had at that date." "Then it was incumbent upon this committee to see that I had all of the evidence before the hearing." "But," protested the chair, "we didn't get all the evidence ourselves until today." "Then it shouldn't have been presented until I had an opportunity to examine it! I am finished with this witness." Henry quickly announced that there would be a break. When they were back on the record, Henry announced, "Once the witnesses for Diana complete their testimony, we will call Lyle back to clear up the misconceptions this last witness has introduced. Also we will call Ann Biggot, and Mark...," To straighten out the panel on the document examiners, he thought to himself. He continued, "while we are at it, we should probably hear from Jimbo." Apparently, thought Jane, if he hears anything contradictory to what he's already established as correct, someone has to come back and explain it away. Chapter 20 The next witness was Roz Peel. Throughout the ordeal of the hearing, Roz had been the sparkplug of the outfit. Her high spirits and unquenchable optimism lifted the whole group of witnesses. Here was a young woman who had known severe adversity in her life which she had battled and continued to battle. Few knew the particulars because she was a very private person. She didn't feel that anything was accomplished by bleeding all over other people about her own trouble
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