“I had a note from you this morning.”
As this statement required no confirmation, Banneker gave it none.
“Containing your resignation.”
“Conditional upon my being assigned to pry into society or private scandals or rumors of them.”
“The Ledger does not recognize conditional resignation.”
“Very well.” Banneker’s smile was as sunny and untroubled as a baby’s.
“I suppose you appreciate that some one must cover this kind of news.”
“Yes. It will have to be some one else.”
The faintest, fleeting suspicion of a frown troubled the Brahminical calm of Mr. Greenough’s brow, only to pass into unwrinkled blandness.
“Further, you will recognize that, for the protection of the paper, I must have at call reporters ready to perform any emergency duty.”