“Hello, Mr. Blank.”
The man nodded.
“Dr. Quinn. Your secretary said I could come in a minute ago, then asked if I could wait a few seconds. Is everything okay?”
“Oh, yeah. False starts are a part of the game here at Quinn Clinic, and Secretary Mack has done it a lot lately. Probably need to fix that”
“Where’s Secretary Beasley?”
“He’s pretty much always a step late in getting here. I’m going to work with him, though.”
“I see. This is Norb, my pet falcon. He seems under the weather. Dr. Shanahan used to take care of him, but since he no longer works for you, can you take a look at him?