me a crack by a handsome Italian girl with a sullen expression. On the way up I had evolved a new story.
\"Excuse me, dearie,\" I said in the oily voice of the low-grade book agent, \"have you any young men in your family?\"
\"No,\" she said, and made as if to slam the door, but I shoved my foot forward and held it open. \"Wait a minute, dearie,\" I said glibly. \"I got a publication here no young man can afford to be without...\"
me a crack by a handsome Italian girl with a sullen expression. On the way up I had evolved a new story.
\"Excuse me, dearie,\" I said in the oily voice of the low-grade book agent, \"have you any young men in your family?\"
\"No,\" she said, and made as if to slam the door, but I shoved my foot forward and held it open. \"Wait a minute, dearie,\" I said glibly. \"I got a publication here no young man can afford to be without...\"
