He spent some of his time at home debating about whether to call Elaine Tanner and ask her to visit Samantha Henderson with him. He finally decided that she wouldn't hold his association with George (the Ghost) Kaspar against him and punched in the librarian's number on his phone. "I don't think I know her," she said, when he told her what he wanted. He'd been afraid she might say something like that. She hadn't been at HGC long enough to meet everyone. "I don't like to go alone," he told her. "I never know what to say." "All right, then. I'll go." She didn't sound enthusiastic about it, but Burns didn't care. He was just glad to have company for the visit, especially Elaine's company. "Thanks," he said. He paused. "I saw you at the Mud Tug this afternoon." "I didn't see you. Earl and Mal told me you thought you were too good to roll in the mud." "It's not that." He thought about his sore tailbone. "It's just that I have an injury." "What kind of injury?" She sounded skeptical.
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