Chapter 14I downed some Jack Daniel's to fortify myself. Then I called Blatt's office and told Hedwig that nothing was new and that Scarlett still wanted some time to herself. The secretary said that she also wanted some time to herself, especially from hearing my sweet voice, but that her boss still wanted me to call in regularly. She added that he was getting more and more annoyed that I hadn't learned anything from his starlet. “When are you going to earn your pay?” the good woman asked.
“When you learn some manners,” I told her before slamming down the receiver as hard as I could.
The rain slackened, but I didn't feel like getting my galoshes wet. So I spent the rest of the afternoon reading the newspaper and dozing, although not in that order. Mumbles returned earlier than usual. We
