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1、TheBigChanceHewasn'tthekindtopickasecretarybythecolorofherhair.NotBillHargrave.BothPaulaandNancyhadbeensmartenoughtoknowthat.Andforsometimeeveryoneintheofficehadknownthatoneofthem,PaulaorNancy,wasgoingtogetthejob.Infact,thedecisionwouldprobablybemadethisafternoon.Hargravewasleavingtownandw
2、antedtosettlethematterbeforeheleft.Thetwogirlscouldseehimfromtheirdesksoutsidehisoffice.Maybeitwasonlysomecorrespondencethathewaslookingatwithcool,keeneyes.Butforamomenthisfingerseemedtopauseabovethosetwoefficientlittlepushbuttons.Ifhepressedtheleftone,itwouldbePaula'spulsewhichwouldbegint
3、obeatfaster.Paulacouldn'tkeephereyesoffthatlightonherdesk.Shekeptmakingmistakesinhertypingandnervouslytakingthesheetsofpaperoutinordertostartalloveragain.SheleanedacrosshertypewriterandsaidtoNancy,"Theybossisalldresseduptoday.Hemustbegoingonaspecialtrip."Shewasjusttalkingtorelievehernervou
4、sness.Nancytookhertimeaboutanswering.Shewasn'tusedtohavingPaulatalktoherinsuchanintimatetone.(1)Notsincethey'dlearnedamonthagothattheywerebothinlineforapromotion,fortheimportantjobasBillHargrave'ssecretary."Hedoeslooknice."Thetwogirlssawhimgetupfromhisdeskandwalktothedoorwayofhisoffice.Hes
5、toodtherewiththekeen,unrevealingsmileonhisface."Didyousendforthetickets?"heaskedNancy."Igottheticketsalright,"sheanswered,"but..."shetriedtosmileinthesamehardwaythebossdid."Buttherejustaren'tanystateroomstobehad,"shetoldhim."Notforloveormoney."Thebosswascertainlydisappointed.Anybodycouldse
6、ethat."SupposeItryit?'Paulasuggestedquickly.Andforthenexttenminutes,halftheofficeemployeescouldhearPaulatellingtheticketagentexactlywhatshethoughtofhim."Listen,"shesaid,"Idon'tcarewhosereservationsyouhavetocancel..."well,thejobwasworthgoingafter.Therewasthesalary,foronething.Andtherewasthe
7、prestige.Theboss'secretaryknewagreatdealaboutthebusiness.Andthereweretheinterestingpeopleshegottotalkto.Theimportantpeople.Andtheboxesofperfume,flowers,andcandytheyoftenleftonherdesk.AndtherewasBillHargraveforaboss.Youngandcleverandattractive.Thatwasafactor,to
