Pam brushed this aside. “They’re exceptions—”
“Whoa! Slow down a bit,” Peter said good-naturedly. “This is her favorite topic,” he told Peggy. “The poor girl’s always telling us what a hard life she leads.”
Pam subsided with a sheepish grin. “I guess you’re right. But it still makes me mad to think—”
“Watch it,” Peter warned.
Pam stuck her tongue out at him and they both laughed. “The reason I can give orders to the terrible-tempered Miss Mundy,” Peter said, “is that I am now officially her boss.”
“I thought you worked for Mr. Stalkey,” Peggy said.
“We both work for Oscar Stalkey,” Peter explained, “but Pam works for me. You see, I’ve been made company manager for the first road production of Innocent Laughter, and Pam was just made my assistant.”
“Oh, that’s wonderful!” Peggy cried excitedly. “That means we’ll be going on tour together.”
“That’s right,” Peter answered. “And now, if my assistant will kindly shut up for five minutes, maybe we can talk about the road tour for a change. After all, that’s why we’re here.” He leaned forward. “First of all, are there any questions?”
“Hundreds,” Peggy assured him. “So many I don’t know which one to ask first. But how about this one? Why did I get the part?”