"I know it was too bad.

But time goes so quickly--" "With you, no doubt.

But if you stood behind a counter all day--" Will saw the listeners exchange a startled glance, followed by an artificial smile.

There was an instant's dead silence.
"Behind a counter-- ?" fell from Norbert, as if he failed to understand.
"The counter; _my_ counter!" shouted Will blusterously.

"You know very well what I mean.