He grinned. ‘Uh?’

I grinned back at him. ‘I said it.’

‘Okay. When?’

I quit grinning. He leaned forward, then got up.

‘What’s the matter?’ I asked.

He said, ‘I didn’t think anyone could be that mad.’ I didn’t say anything. He went over to his desk. ‘You don’t want to go on any more, do you?’

‘No.’

‘Suppose I told you you want to quit because you’re right on the very edge of finding out what you want to know?’

‘Why don’t you tell me and see what I do?’

He just shook his head. ‘I’m not telling you anything. Go on, leave if you want to. I’ll give you back your change.’