A month is usually a good standard. Be honest with the agent and be professional in your presentation. Be sure to give them pertinent information about yourself such as publishing successes and awards. If there's a special reason why you're a good person to write this particular story, let them know this too. DO keep envelopes and stamps handy to send the manuscript back out as soon as it comes home to roost, because it will.
Many writers tell about how they received numerous rejections before their big break through.
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