Jezebel's Ladder
“She ordered a pot of Frangelica, the subject’s favorite coffee.
When he arrived, Pierson seemed even more caricatured than his photos and was not in the least active. He waved to a few other customers, calling them by name. Then, he shook her hand, pleasantly surprised by her appearance. “To what do I owe the privilege, Mademoiselle Johnson? Your secretary was a trifle vague. You have confidential information which may affect my negotiations?”
She gestured for him to sit and offered him a cup o...f coffee. “Mr. Pierson.”
“Call me Tom.”
“I’m Jezebel, Jez to my friends. I thought we would play a few games of chess while we discuss a theoretical issue.”
He wrinkled his brow. “To what end?”
“I want to convince you to come work for me.”
He blinked nervously. “I am, as far as I know, still employed. What could possibly be more important than resolving the current crisis in the Middle East?”
She smiled. “That conflict will rage on long after you and I are gone. I am offering you a chance to make a difference in a new field, unprecedented in history.MoreLess
When he arrived, Pierson seemed even more caricatured than his photos and was not in the least active. He waved to a few other customers, calling them by name. Then, he shook her hand, pleasantly surprised by her appearance. “To what do I owe the privilege, Mademoiselle Johnson? Your secretary was a trifle vague. You have confidential information which may affect my negotiations?”
She gestured for him to sit and offered him a cup o...f coffee. “Mr. Pierson.”
“Call me Tom.”
“I’m Jezebel, Jez to my friends. I thought we would play a few games of chess while we discuss a theoretical issue.”
He wrinkled his brow. “To what end?”
“I want to convince you to come work for me.”
He blinked nervously. “I am, as far as I know, still employed. What could possibly be more important than resolving the current crisis in the Middle East?”
She smiled. “That conflict will rage on long after you and I are gone. I am offering you a chance to make a difference in a new field, unprecedented in history.MoreLess
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