“But you were letting us get acclimated to this whole thing,” Jack said tiredly, filling in the blank.
“Exactly,” Mary piped up.
“Part of me is thankful for yesterday’s day of bliss, but after this…” Jack could only gesture at the piles of stuff that had already been dealt with, “I’m almost inclined to be ungrateful.”
Jean shrugged apologetically. “Orders from on high, John.”
“Right, right, the corporate people didn’t want to scare us off after we’d gotten here,” he muttered.
“Cheer up; only a few more products left to attend to and then we’re done for the day,” Jean said.
Circumstances Scene 89
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