“President James is in a meeting of the board of directors,” she said, as courteous as could be. “He’ll be busy some time. Can I do anything?”
“Board of directors of the P-Power Company?”
“Yes.”
“Better l-luck than I expected,” says Mark. “We want to see all of that b-board of directors. How kin we m-manage it?”
“Why,” says she, “I’m afraid you can’t manage it! They’re pretty busy, you know.”
“This is important—to t-t-them,” says Mark. “It’s about their dam and p-p-power-plant to Wicksville. We own the dam and there’s other things we’re mixed up in. We just got to get to see them.”
“I wouldn’t dare let you in,” says she.
“Suppose you just l-l-look the other way, and we’ll walk in, anyhow,” says Mark.
“I couldn’t do that,” she says.
“No,” says Mark, “I s’pose it wouldn’t be right.”