"Johnny! That's the first time you ever called me--hm-m--Mr. Barth has
gone for the day ... Johnny."
She hadn't even looked at me before. My--uh--government was growing
more powerful. It was establishing outside spheres of influence. Of
course, at the time, I didn't take the trouble to analyze the
situation; I just went to work on it.
As they say, it is nice work if you can get it.