“Werner handwrought ties are part of the Perky Pat layouts,” the man informed him. “Her boyfriend Walt has a closetful of them.” He beamed. “When P.P. Layouts decided to min our ties—” “It was Barney Mayerson you talked to?” “I didn’t talk to him; it was our regional sales manager. They say Mayerson is difficult. Goes on what seems like impulse and once he’s decided it’s irreversible.” “Is he ever wrong? Declines items that become fash?” “Sure. He may be a precog but he’s only human.
