— No but listen…
— Get mine be right with you put Mooneyham there on the stand they’d end up fining X–L triple damages plus costs shut down production till it’s cleaned up, get you or the Boss out there call it accidental spillage study underway get out for five six thousand good corporate citizen image give the little bastard a fifty dollar award engraved certificate banquet at Howard Johnson pull in his scout troop science teacher American Legion Woody Owl get the whole what lose something…?
— No I thought there were some sandwiches here I thought I’d just take…
— Must have cleaned them up wait something right behind plate right behind you Virginia what’s…
— It’s that cottage cheese with ketchup Mister Hopper had but he put out his cigar in the…
— No no call room service order Mister Bast a ham and like ham and cheese?
— No I’m never mind Virginia listen Mister Davidoff I have to leave and we can’t…
— Hold out a little longer put our heads together with the Boss over beef Wellington little place up near…
— No but listen I’m trying to tell you he’s not here he’s not at the uptown not in town at all Mister Davidoff he…
— Up there last night thought he was still on tap don’t worry about it ride up with you anyhow never seen the uptown layout you know, use some of that equipment you’re getting in right here if we had it shredder for instance and this Telecopier four hundred reminds me you might want Virginia on staff up there too, good hearted really tries heard you’re having some problems gal answering your phone told Crawley to wait Virginia want to call off those media boys tell them to freeload someplace else tonight oh and Vir…
— But wait that wait that that woman over there who’s…
— Skinner’s gal thought you’d met her Bast real topflight track record in curr something wrong there Virginia what’s…
— Listen I have to leave I’m…
— She put these contack lenses in this glass of water Mister Davidoff she thinks maybe Mister Mooneyham got it only now she can’t see who’s…
— Yes well look for just tell her to wait where’s Mister wait tell Mister Bast to wait be right with him man in the cowboy hat there what’s cowboy hat and boots who’s…
— That’s this Mister Brisboy Mister Davidoff he…
— Yes well tell him to Skinner’s gal there tell her to sit down find who drank that glass of wait get Mister Bast at the door there be right with him if Mister Ten-forty doesn’t show up tell Skinner to…
— But he’s here Mister Davidoff this Mister disomething he’s over at the sofa with them he said please don’t interrupt them and this Mister Duncan was up the hall he said Mister Skinner got mugged up by the mop closet they…
— Ever hear the one about the fellow named Skinner who took the young lady to supper?
— Now if we pay attention this may help us understand our real life roles and aggressive feelings in a merger situation, and help us in the dedecision making process, now Mister…
— No no it was Tupper took a young lady to dinner, by quarter of nine…
— Mister Mooneyham you sit here and Mister Hopper you sit here now in this little skit I will take the part of the clown and Mister Mooneyham you will be the mouse…
— Quarter of nine they sat down to dine by quarter of ten he was up her doesn’t rhyme with dinner…
— If we pay attention Mister Hopper and you are the cat, remember I’m the clown and I say, let’s get a cat, and Mister Mooneyham remember you’re being the mouse and you say let’s not get a cat, because you’re afraid he would eat you…
— Tupper that’s it took her to supper, by quarter of nine they were ready to dine by quarter of ten it was in her…
— And now I go over and open the door so the cat can come in, and I tell him to come in…
— Not Skinner, the dinner…
— Yes now Mister Mooneyham remember you’re being the mouse and you overhear us, and so the mouse comes in where the clown can’t see him and closes the door on the cat…
— Wait just wait now where’s oh Virginia what happened to Mister Bast call the desk get that door there where’s Brisboy…
— Who…?
— Oh Mister Bast wait, are you Mister Bast? I just saw you slipping out…
— I’m, first tell me who you are…
— Yes let me help you with your bundle you’re going to the elevators? And you are Mister Bast I’m Mister Brisboy from Wagner…
— Yes now look Mister Brisboy I’m leaving I’m, I have to get uptown and I can’t stop to…
— Yes I’ll ride up with you here’s our elevator, we can have a delicious talk in the cab and you do need help with your things Mother’s found me a new analyst up at the corner of Ninety-fifth Street and I simply must…
— Mister Brisboy listen I’m just about at the end of my…
— Oh I understand Mister Bast that stuffy suite with all those crass people I took one look, we couldn’t have heard one another speak and there is so much to discuss do we go out this way? I’d tried to call your office but a girl answered with the most indecent and quite impractical suggestion I’d quite despaired of ever…
— Yes well listen I’m in a hurry you don’t need to…
— Simply abandon you here with this great big box I wouldn’t dream of it, what can be in it…
— Well it’s a, it’s just an Indian suit I…
— An Indian suit how delish! Oh it does sound like a fun company after all there’s a cab oh cabby? Cabby…?
— Mister Bisboy please I’m, Brisboy listen why don’t you just get that cab and…
— I’d have to hurl myself under his wheels wouldn’t I aren’t they just obscenely rude with their little Off Duty signs is that the word your mother used too? Oh wait here we are here we are… no no get in back we’ll put your box up here in front with this savage at the wheel, there. Straight uptown driver, to the very fringe of the jungle oh forgive me was that your knee? What a cute outfit…
— Yes well I, I thought you wanted to discuss some, to talk about the company or…
— It’s all so exciting yes where shall we start, being asked to join your family of companies Mother feels that’s what we need and she’s never really been one for family if you could see Uncle Arthur, of course I won’t go into some of the actual family members I’ve just met with her except you of course if she found your J R person rather crass on the telephone I can imagine her reaction to your leg and tit person in there from Zanesville but…
— To our, who…?
— Your wallpaper person he was discussing the menu with someone who said I’m a ham and eggs man and he said I’m a leg and tit man myself so crass not that unlike Uncle Arthur, he seems to expect your pushy little person with all the cufflinks to fix him up with your blind lady person with purple lipstick on her teeth for fifty cents I can’t tell you how relieved I was to see another young face…
— Yes well I, I’d expected you to be a good deal older Mister Brisboy I thought Mister Crawley said that your, your business belonged to two brothers and when one died his widow wanted…
— Oh he’s your stock person isn’t he yes he sounds like an absolute bear no it was Daddy who died and Uncle Arthur wants out I can’t tell you how relieved Mother and I will be to see him go if your Piscator person can arrange it he sounds quite crass too is he? And you must tell him to stop calling Mother Mrs Wagner every time he calls like Cosima if you please of course that’s where we got it if you knew the number of times I’ve sat through Tristan with her five hours uncut at the Paris Opéra simply relentless, she thought Brisboy sounded a little frivolous I suggested Charon of course but she found that a trifle recherché and felt Wagner might attract a nicer clientèle but of course everyone simply calls it wag-ner even your J R person in our mercifully brief telephone chat kept whining wag-ner wag wag like a doggy’s tail can you just lean forward and tap on the glass, oh driver…? Driver? We’re not in a mad rush and we don’t want to suddenly become statistics Mother told me that’s what your J R person wanted me to discuss with you?