He was busy lighting his pipe when the door opened and Barney Mayerson appeared, looking sheepish and worn. “Well?” Leo said. He puffed energetically on his pipe. Barney said, “I—” He turned to Miss Fugate, who had come in after him; gesturing, he turned again to Leo and said, “Anyhow you’re back.” “Of course I’m back. I built myself a stairway to here. Aren’t you going to answer as to why you didn’t do anything? I guess not. But as you say, you weren’t needed. I’ve now got an idea of what this new Chew-Z substance is like. It’s definitely inferior to Can-D.
