“Yes, Don.”
“I’ve done a lot of work while you were away,” he said proudly.
“It seems a pity it was necessary,” she answered.
“It’s been the best thing that ever happened to me,” he corrected her. “It has made me see straight about a lot of things. And it’s helped me to make good in the office.”
She looked puzzled.
“You mean you’ve been made a partner or something?”
“Hardly that––yet,” he smiled. “But it’s pretty sure I’ll be put to selling when I come back.”
“You’re going away?”
“I’m on my vacation,” he explained. “This is the first day of my vacation.”