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Screening Telephone Calls With A Receptionist Or The Humbler Answering Machine Is Not A Dishonorable Thing To Do. The Warmest People In The World Still Need Uninterrupted Time To Attend To Their Lives And Should Not Be Outwitted If They Have Made It Obvious That They Are Not Always Available Upon Summons.

-Judith Martin

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Screening Telephone Calls With A Receptionist Or

Judith Martin

Screening Telephone Calls With A Receptionist Or The Humbler Answering Machine Is Not A Dishonorable Thing To Do. The Warmest People In The World Still Need Uninterrupted Time To Attend To Their Lives And Should Not Be Outwitted If They Have Made It Obvious That They Are Not Always Available Upon Summons.

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