The Müller-Fokker Effect

Authors: John Sladek

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“I am here to answer the phone and take care of your appointments. And that’s all!’ ‘Gee whiz, Marge.’ The vet’s forehead twitched, snapping his dark elastic brows. It was one of Fellstus’s chief ways of showing emotion. ‘You’re a damned attractive woman. And you’re single now…so am I. To me, you’re…’ ‘A receptionist,’ she said. ‘By the way, it’s almost time for Mr Hines and Toto.’ She batted away his hand with a fistful of patients’ files. ‘I’m a receptionist, you are a veterinarian, remember?’... ‘In your mouth, it sounds—dishonest.’ ‘Just you forget about my mouth, and all the rest. Or I’ll quit. So help me.’ Fellstus tried a smile, but the brows went on jerking. ‘If you quit, how will you keep that boy of yours at that expensive military school? Be reasonable, kid. It’s a good job.
‘And if could be even better. You could have anything you wanted. I’d set you up with a nice little place…’ The door opened and Mr MacCormick Hines led in a gloomy collie.MoreLess Read More Read Less