And that he wanted to have them typed by a professional typist. He said, "Some of them are typed on a little portable, some of 'em are handwritten in ink, some of 'em in pencil."
He said, "I'll have to sit right here with you and help you with 'em because some of 'em are in Russian and some of them are in English." So, we agreed that I would do it—but I hadn't seen them yet.
Mr. Jenner. You hadn't seen the notes yet?
Mrs. Bates. Huh-uh.
Mr. Jenner. Did he have a package under his arm on that occasion?
Mrs. Bates. Yes. He had it with him.
Mr. Jenner. What agreement—you mean that you agreed that you would do it? Had you reached a conclusion as to the rate?
Mrs. Bates. Well, I immediately lowered it to $2 an hour. I was anxious to get on it.
Mr. Jenner. Why did you become anxious to get on it?
Mrs. Bates. Well, anybody that had just come back from Russia and had notes, I would like to have seen them. And he didn't look like he had—he looked like a high school kid to me when he first came in. I thought he was just a kid.