"Why, that's my job!"
"Yes, I know, but you will sell to some one else if not to the general."
"But the idea is not to miss a sale; to get everybody; to do a big business."
The señora laughed outright but kindlily.
"Yes, but what is the object of your big business, that you work at it with such fury? You already make the money you need."
"I didn't know I worked at it with such fury."
"Cá! You do!"
The drummer pondered a moment.
"Well, a man just naturally wants a big business, and, besides, my old man expects it. I'll lose my job if I don't."
"Pues, your 'old man,' then: why does he want a big business? What does he mean finally to do with it?"