She said sarcastically,You should know by this time that Im a conservative young woman who never takes a chance. Three steps into Jesss office, I realized that Nan had been trying to prepare me for a time machine of Jesss political career from her days as a college volunteer through her four terms as a state legislator to her two terms as a congresswoman. Id always known that Jess had the true pol’s lust for being elected. But seeing an office that was a shrine of framed photographs, campaign posters, pennants, bumper stickers, newspaper editorials and so much more, I realized how much she was her career. Before any other role she may have fulfilled, her political role was the defining one. My fifth anniversary, she said, but Im talking about that beautiful brown body down there. Shes six years younger than I. Thats the handicap I have to give. That’s what I’m fighting against. And as I get older, I’ll have to give more and more of a handicap. There’s always a young crop coming along with curves and... oh, hell, Mr. Mason, I think I’m going to bawl. I appreciate that. Goodbye. Because theres no use cluttering up the record with a lot of extraneous matters. You might be surprised, Mason said, to know that it is. Id just like to have Mr. Alder make a list of the articles of jewelry which he claims were taken. No, of course not. She looked stunned.Wow. That went by fast. When I go to the office I usually at least have soup and some coffee, but Ive been working here all day. She fixed on his injuries. “My gosh, what happened to you? Did you fall off your motorcycle? No. Its kind of a slum. Fraternities rent it together and then have their parties down there. Im not in a frat but some of my friends are so they invited me. That sounds like a good time to do it, doesnt it?’ Thats comforting. Yeah, he said, Chicago. Wasnt that a fucking mess. You dont know him, she said, shaking her head. Im not going to tell you what mine is, Stone said. You mean I can just hand this to Bergdorfs? I watch TV, too, Stone replied. Please dont call me again. He hung up. Immediately, the phone rang again. Yeah, first he fired you, then he blasted the PWI, and then he fired me..