seriously patiently quietly
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday.I sat there  [MASK]  ,taking notes and asking questions that all began with,"Can you tell me..." I soon realized that  fooling  Salome Bey was one thing,but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible.The  pressure  was almost unbearable .I struggled for days  with  draft after draft.Finally I put my manuscript into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.