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“James? You can sit down, you know.”
“Thank you, Ma’am, but I prefer to remain standing.”
***
“You can have this chair, Hathaway. I was just leaving.”
“No need to leave on my account, Doctor. I’m perfectly comfortable here.”
“But you’ve been on your feet in the lab all morning!”
“I’m really fine. Anyway, I’m just going out for a smoke.”
***
“Some reason you’re standing to use your computer, Sergeant? Looks untidy as well as inefficient.”
“I apologise for cluttering up the office, sir, but I find I am unable to sit today.”
“Best be more obedient next time, then, eh?”