Chapter 40 Hold up the Rest of Your Life

• "I think there were two reasons. The first reason is that it was just sexual harassment. He just did things like touching her hand in secret, bumping into her butt, and saying things to her that were both threatening and affectionate. He's a professor, and he's very intelligent. How could he leave any evidence when he was doing things like that? And how could she take him to court without any evidence? Secondly, a girl's reputation is important. If she made a complaint, it would ruin her reputation for the rest of her life." Ben Walton thought of what happened at the time. It was like drinking aged, concentrated white wine.
• Vincy Shaw listened attentively, then asked, "Was the girl the woman who came looking for you that night?"
• Ben Walton looked at Vincy Shaw with slight surprise. Without answering her question, he said, "That happened years ago. Let's drop it."