My dear Madame:––
In reply to your advice that I acquire certain information relative to the securities which our firm is offering for sale, I beg to report that, after several talks with our Mr. Powers, I am prepared to give you any information you may desire.
“Try me on one of them?” he suggested, interrupting himself.
She raised her eyes and glanced anxiously around the office. Then she replied, as if reading from her notebook:––
“You forget, Mr. Pendleton, that I am taking a letter from you.”
“Try me on one of the bonds,” he insisted.
“You mustn’t act like this. Really, you mustn’t.”
“Then I’ll dictate some more. Ready?”
“Yes, Mr. Pendleton.”
Our Miss Winthrop has just informed me that you have lost your interest in the whole matter.