a British-accented woman’s voice said.“Sig Larsen, please. It’s Stone Barrington calling.”“One moment, please, Mr. Barrington. I’ll see if I can find him.” This was apparently designed to create the impression of a large office, Stone thought.“Just one moment, please, Mr. Barrington. I’m getting him out of the conference room.”Yeah, I’ll bet, Stone thought.“Stone? It’s Sig. How are you?”“Very well, Sig, and you?”“Just great. What did you think of my prospectus?”“Well, I had a look at it, and I thought it was a little skimpy on information.” Best not to overenthuse, Stone thought.“Stone, I hope you appreciate the need for absolute secrecy in this matter; I’m the only person outside the company itself who is privy to this new product, and I’ve given my word not to disclose the kind of information I think you’re talking about. Now if either you or Mitzi isn’t comfortable with that level of confidentiality, I’ll understand if you don’t want to participate.”“Mitzi is more comfortable with it than I am,”
