My Office Or Yours?

January, 2004

"Is Bill there, please?" asks a kindly voice on the phone."Oh, I'm sorry," I reply, making a supreme effort to fake the same kindness. "He's out of the office until Thursday. May I take a message?""Is this his secretary?" the voice inquires."No," I say tightly, tersely, tensely, so indignant you'd think he'd just called me a hooker. Or a fat hooker. Or a fat hooker with bad shoes. "This is his assistant. Who may I ask is calling? And may I h...