"You see, Dick?" she continued, "I'll reward you if you continue to cooperate with me. So I think we're ready for the next part of my story now, OK?"
[I nodded, ashamed of myself, and ashamed for being disappointed that Dr. Pavlova was wearing white panties. I think I was really starting to identify with Tom Swift, Dr. Pavlova's husband!]
"Why don't you sit down again," she continued, "this is going to take a while."
I sat down in my customary chair.