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"If there are no more questions," Dannenberg said, "I suppose that will be all." They rose, and shook hands, and Dannenberg opened the door for him. "You can find your way out all right?" Dannenberg said. "You'll be informed by letter, in the usual way."
"Thanks very much," Jeff said. "You've been very considerate." He did not think he would see Dannenberg again. He feared he had failed. As he walked back towards Dupont Circle he tried to analyze his answers. He tried to remember what each one had said, and how they had reacted to him, and how the Secretary had looked when he left. He found he couldn't reconstruct the interview. He must have been very nervous. He looked at his watch. The examination couldn't have lasted more than thirty minutes, yet it seemed like the whole day. It was amazing that this was still morning.
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After Jeff was gone, Dannenberg took his seat again. Because of the Secretary's presence there was not the usual relaxation after the candidate left. "Well, Mr. Secretary," Dannenberg said, "what did you think of him?"