[The door is already partly open, and it's indeed Julius' voice that says,] Come in.
[Assuming she does, she finds an office that's neat but clearly very much worked in. His desk is occupied with piles of reports, letters, books, and sundry other paper, and there's a table for maps and charts. There's also two chairs beyond the one he's rising from, presumably for guests who plan to stay longer than the time it takes to give a report. The window is open, in (perhaps vain) hope of a cross-breeze.]
Ah, please -- have a seat. I've just made some tea, if you'd like any?
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[Assuming she does, she finds an office that's neat but clearly very much worked in. His desk is occupied with piles of reports, letters, books, and sundry other paper, and there's a table for maps and charts. There's also two chairs beyond the one he's rising from, presumably for guests who plan to stay longer than the time it takes to give a report. The window is open, in (perhaps vain) hope of a cross-breeze.]
Ah, please -- have a seat. I've just made some tea, if you'd like any?