one-thing-at-a-time

Updated: May 7, 2025

"I thought so, too, at first," replied the older man, "but his store is always neat, and he keeps up his stock. Furthermore, he never makes a mistake there's no chance for it on his one-thing-at-a-time system." But it soon became evident that Merker's reveries did not mean vacancy of mind. At such times the Placid One figured on his stock.

Stewart Edward White - The Rules of the Game