“A great job,” pronounced Andreas, almost reverently.
“But not for us.”
“No; no. Not for us.”
“It wasn’t a fair story,” alleged the managing editor with a hint of the defensive in his voice.
“Too hot for that,” the assistant supported his chief. “And yet perhaps—”
“Perhaps what?” inquired Mr. Gordon with roving and anxious eye.
“Nothing,” said Andreas.
As well as if he had finished, Mr. Gordon supplied the conclusion. “Perhaps it is quite as fair as our recast article will be.”
It was, on the whole, fairer.