"You want to see the secretary?"
"Yes."
"But I'm afraid you can't see him; he's out."
"I have come a long way; is there no one else I can see?"
"Yes, you can see me—I'm his clerk. Have you come to be confined?"
Esther answered that she had.
"But," said the boy, "you are not in labour; we never take anyone in before."
"I do not expect to be confined for another month. I came to make arrangements."
"You've got a letter?"
"No."