“Madame Lutece, am I to understand that you do not have a universal knowledge of the department in which you work? I am not here to listen to you pass the buck, I am here for information. Kindly save your excuses for someone else, and take care not to try to shuck off your employer like so much dry skin.”
;⚜—ℒ⊱
The tension that knits her brow together is nearly
tangible, but somehow she manages to bite her
tongue and refrain from reminding her generous
employer that physics and genetics are hardly the
same thing. It would just get her in more trouble.
“ With all due respect, Mr. Ryan,
my knowledge of that particular
field of research and develop-
ment is seriously limited. I can
not tell you much past what you
have already inferred yourself. “