Claire arrived at work Monday with her chin up, resolve in place, and ready to finish her interview with Anthony. She was also determined to avoid Wells. Thankfully, he was not lounging—like a spider after a fly—at the entrance to the building.
"A short week with Christmas, Claire,” Dudley said when he saw her at her desk.
"Yes, sir, Mr. Dudley. Wednesday is coming up fast."
He nodded. "The office is closing at noon Tuesday for Christmas Eve. We"re running a skeleton printing staff. Finish up what you"re working on then you don"t need to be back here until Friday. Meantime, where are you on the assignments?"
Claire updated her editor on the stories she was writing: the two holiday events and a tea she had attended with the society wives. "Anything more I need to do for the story on the
