Momo would consume very little, and the little she did consume would simply have to be charged to overheads.
Consider the advantages, gentlemen!″ The ninth speaker resumed his seat while everyone weighed the pros and cons.
″All the same,″ the sixth speaker said eventually, ″it wouldn't work.″ ″Why not?″
″For the simple reason, I'm afraid, that the girl already possesses all the time she wants.
There'd be no point in trying to bribe her with something she has plenty of.″
″Then we'd have to deprive her of it first,″ the ninth speaker replied.
″We're talking in circles,″ the chairman said wearily. ″The child's beyond our reach, that's the whole trouble.″
A sigh of disappointment ran the length of the boardroom table.
″May I venture a suggestion?″ asked a tenth speaker.
″The floor is yours,″ said the chairman. The tenth speaker gave the chairman a little bow before proceeding.
This girl,″ he said, ″is fond of her friends. She loves devoting her time to others.
What would become of her if there were no one left to share it with her?
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