A Close Call

"Now that you put it that way, it makes sense." A woman near the front of the group leaned in, her voice a theatrical whisper designed to carry across the polished marble floor. "It is a fact, to begin with. What young mistress would willingly work as a lowly secretary? She fetches coffee and files documents like a common intern."

"But I do not get it," another coworker chimed in, her tone drippi