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She
had
two
of
the
little
green
pills
in
her
pajama
pocket
,
and
she
took
them
after
the
lights
were
off
.
She
didn
’
t
want
to
risk
not
sleeping
.
The
second
day
was
as
easy
as
the
first
,
even
though
Beth
was
matched
against
stronger
players
.
It
had
taken
her
a
while
to
clear
her
head
from
the
effect
of
the
pills
,
but
by
the
time
she
started
playing
her
mind
was
sharp
.
She
even
handled
the
pieces
themselves
with
confidence
,
picking
them
up
and
setting
them
down
with
aplomb
.
There
was
no
“
Top
Boards
”
room
at
this
tournament
.
Board
One
was
merely
the
first
board
at
the
first
table
.
For
the
second
game
Beth
was
at
Board
Six
,
and
people
were
gathered
around
her
as
she
forced
the
master
to
resign
after
taking
one
of
his
rooks
.
When
she
looked
up
during
the
applause
,
there
stood
Alma
Wheatley
at
the
back
of
the
room
smiling
broadly
.
In
her
final
game
,
at
Board
One
,
Beth
was
playing
a
master
named
Rudolph
.
He
managed
to
start
trading
pieces
in
the
center
during
the
middle
game
,
and
Beth
was
alarmed
to
find
herself
crowded
into
an
ending
with
a
rook
,
a
knight
and
three
pawns
.
Rudolph
had
the
same
thing
,
except
for
a
bishop
where
she
had
a
knight
.
She
didn
’
t
like
it
,
and
his
bishop
was
a
distinct
advantage
.
But
she
managed
to
pin
it
and
trade
her
knight
for
it
and
then
play
with
great
care
for
an
hour
and
a
half
until
Rudolph
made
a
blunder
and
she
zeroed
in
on
it
.
She
checked
with
a
pawn
,
traded
rooks
and
got
one
of
her
pawns
passed
with
the
king
protecting
.
Rudolph
looked
furious
at
himself
and
resigned
.
There
was
strong
applause
.
Beth
looked
at
the
crowd
around
the
table
.
Near
the
back
,
in
her
blue
dress
,
was
Mrs
.
Wheatley
,
clapping
her
hands
enthusiastically
.
Going
back
to
the
room
,
Mrs
.
Wheatley
carried
the
heavy
trophy
and
Beth
had
the
check
in
her
blouse
pocket
.
Mrs
.
Wheatley
had
written
it
all
out
on
a
sheet
of
hotel
stationery
that
sat
on
top
of
the
TV
:
sixty
-
six
dollars
for
three
days
at
the
Gibson
,
plus
three
-
thirty
tax
;
twenty
-
three
sixty
for
the
bus
,
and
the
price
of
each
meal
,
including
tip
.
“
I
’
ve
allowed
twelve
dollars
for
our
celebration
supper
tonight
and
two
dollars
for
a
small
breakfast
tomorrow
.
That
makes
our
total
expenses
equal
one
seventy
-
two
thirty
.
”
“
It
leaves
over
three
hundred
dollars
,
”
Beth
said
.
There
was
a
silence
for
a
while
.
Beth
looked
at
the
sheet
of
paper
,
although
she
understood
it
perfectly
well
.
She
was
wondering
if
she
should
offer
to
split
the
money
with
Mrs
.
Wheatley
.
She
did
not
want
to
do
that
.
She
had
won
it
herself
.
Mrs
.
Wheatley
broke
the
silence
.
“
Perhaps
you
could
give
me
ten
percent
,
”
she
said
pleasantly
.
“
As
an
agent
’
s
commission
.
”
