Mary Peppertree, a switchboard operator in the White House, is being courted by three men; Philip Manning, an attorney; Navy Lieutenant Tom Farrington, naval-aide to the President; and David Paxton, whose father owns an island in the Pacific. When the U.S. Navy negotiates for the purchase of the island for a base, David agrees to sell 【ZiYuanTun.Com】on two conditions - that Philip be made a judge in a court at least 1500 miles from Washigton, and that Lieutenant Farrington be given sea duty 译文(3): 白宫的总机接线员玛丽·佩珀特里正在被三名男子拉拢；菲利普·曼宁，一名律师；海军中尉汤姆·法林顿，总统的海军助理；以及大卫·帕克斯顿，他的父亲在太平洋拥有一座岛{资源屯-ziyuantun.com}。当美国海军就购买该岛作为基地进行谈判时，大卫同意在两个条件下出售——菲利普被任命为距离瓦希顿至少1500英里的法院法官，法林顿中尉被任命为海上职务
