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Paula didn't need any lessons when it came to office politics. She was the one who was always busy when someone of little importance in the office wanted his material typed. “Sorry, but it's impossible. Jack. Why not ask Nancy?”
說到辦公室里明爭暗斗那一套，波拉可算是無師自通。辦公室里無關緊要的人要想把什么材料打出來時，她總是不巧正忙著。“對不起，杰克，可沒有辦法。為什么不讓南希打呢？”
And they did ask Nancy. It left Paula free to do Bill Hargrave's work in a hurry. She was never too busy for Bill's work.
于是他們果然就讓南希打。這樣波拉就有時間把比爾·哈格雷夫的東西趕緊打出來。給比爾打東西她從不嫌忙。
When Hargrave finally pressed one of those buttons it was at Paula's desk that the light went on. She started to make a grab for her notebook, but she quickly took out her mirror first. Then she grabbed up her notebook and an envelope that was on the desk.
等到哈格雷夫終于按了那兩個按鈕中的一個時，亮起來的是波拉桌上的燈。她起身去抓筆記本，可很快先掏出了鏡子。隨后她一把抓起筆記本，還有桌上的一個信封。
As for Nancy, what else could she do but sit there with her pretty blonde head bent over her typewriter? Nancy was a natural blonde, and that seemed the best way to describe her. She just didn't seem to know any tricks such as Paula did for making herself more popular with the boss.
至于南希，她除了低垂著她那滿頭漂亮金發的腦袋坐在那兒打字以外，還能干別的什么呢？ 南希是個不會做作的金發碧眼女郎，這樣描繪她似乎是最恰當不過了。波拉為取悅頭兒耍的種種花招，她卻好像一竅不通。
The moment Paula got inside Hargrave's office he asked about that stateroom.
波拉一進辦公室，哈格雷夫就問高級客艙的事。
“Any luck, Paula?”
“還走運嗎，波拉？”
She handed him the envelope. It contained the two tickets. “That's your stateroom number on the outside,” she said in a businesslike way.
她把那個信封遞給他。里面有兩張票。“信封上是高級客艙的編號，”她用事務式的口氣說。
She had on a blue flannel suit, something like Bill's, and it was clear he thought she looked pretty smart in it.
她身穿一套法蘭絨藍套裝，跟比爾穿的有點相仿，他顯然覺得她穿這套衣服很漂亮。
“Don't forget the time,” she added, “eight-fifteen.”
“不要忘了時間，”她補充說。“8點15分。”
