“Whenyoudoyou’llhavetobuymeanewpairofgloves。”shesaid,“anyhow。Thatfinger’spastmending。Look!youCabbage——you。”Andsheheldthesplitunderhisnose,andpulledafaceofcomicalfierceness。
Myunclesmiledatthesesalliesatthetime,butafterwards,whenIwentbackwithhimtothePharmacy——thelow-classbusinessgrewbriskerintheeveningandtheykeptopenlate——herevertedtoitinalowexpositorytone。“Youraunt’sabitimpatient,George。Shegetsatme。It’sonlynatural。Awomandoesn’tunderstandhowlongittakestobuildupaposition。No。Incertaindirectionsnow——Iam——quietly——buildingupaposition。
Nowhere。Igetthisroom。Ihavemythreeassistants。Zzzz。
It’sapositionthat,judgedbythecriterionofimeedjitincome,isn’tperhapssogoodasIdeserve,butstrategically——yes。It’swhatIwant。Imakemyplans。Irallymyattack。”
“Whatplans。”Isaid,“areyoumaking?”