皮邱是经纪人哈威·麦克斯维尔办公室的秘书（或译：机要办事员），当他的老板九点半钟带着自己年轻的女士速记员走进公司，皮邱平常没有表情的脸上也露出淡淡的兴趣与惊异。

• Picher, confidential clerk in the office of Harvey Maxwell, broker, allowed a look of mild interest and surprise to visit his usually expressionless countenance when his employer briskly entered at half-past nine in company with his young lady stenographer.