 How did Jery feel when going to Baxter's office the second time?
So when the Chief of World Security told him that he had been selected as the answer to the Solar System's greatest mystery, Jery assumed that it was because of his mental agility. "Jery Delvin?" said the one on my left, a note of no-funny-business in his brusque baritone. Because the speaker was Philip Baxter, Chief of Interplanetary Security, second only to the World President in power, and not even that in matters of security.
 more comfortable and relaxed
 just as nervous and confused  exhausted and worried  excited to find out what happens next  more comfortable and relaxed