“I have none. I work at home and select my own hours.”
“Are you through work for the day?”
“Yes.”
“Then you must stay and dine with me. It is four o’clock. We can chat for an hour, and then go to dinner.”
“Thank you. I will accept with pleasure. Did you have a pleasant journey?”
“Yes; but I should have enjoyed it better if you had been with me. I called at the White House and shook hands with the President.”
“Did you tell him you wanted an office?”
“No office for me. I would rather have my own business and be my own master. Washington’s a fine city, but give me Minneapolis.”
“I may call on you in Minneapolis sometime, Mr. Perkins.”
“I hope you will. You’ll find it worth visiting. It’s a right smart place, if I do say it.”