"Myself, for one. There are only seven more."
"Counting all?"
"All."
"Stenographers included?"
"Oh, stenographers!"
"Stenographers must be counted."
"Well, then, seven men and one woman. Our stenographer is a woman."
"What kind of a woman?"
"A young girl. Ordinary, but good enough. I've never noticed her very much."
"Tell me about the men."