Волхв

Chapter 1

           OnedayIwasoutrageouslybitteramongsomefriendsabouttheArmy;backinmyownroomslateritsuddenlystruckmethatjustbecauseIsaidwithimpunitythingsthatwouldhaveapoplexedmydeadfather,Iwasstillnolessunderhisinfluence.ThetruthwasthatIwasnotacynicbynature;onlybyrevolt.IhadgotawayfromwhatIhated,butIhadn’tfoundwhereIloved,andsoIpretendedtherewasnowheretolove.

           Handsomelyequippedtofail,Iwentoutintotheworld.Myfatherhadn’tkeptFinancialPrudenceamonghisarmoryofessentialwords;heranaridiculouslylargeaccountatLadbroke’sandhismessbillsalwaysreachedstaggeringproportions,becausehelikedtobepopularandinplaceofcharmhadtodispensealcohol.Whatremainedofhismoneywhenthelawyersandtaxmenhadhadtheircutsyieldednotnearlyenoughformetoliveon.ButeverykindofjobIlookedattheForeignService,theCivil,theColonial,thebanks,commerce,advertisingwastranspierceableataglance.Iwenttoseveralinterviews,andsinceIdidn’tfeelobligedtoshowtheeagerenthusiasmourworldexpectsfromtheyoungexecutive,Iwassuccessfulatnone.

           Intheend,likecountlessgenerationsofOxfordmenbeforeme,IansweredanadvertisementintheTimesEducationalSupplement.Iwenttotheplace,aminorpublicschoolinEastAnglia,Iwasinterviewed,Iwasofferedthepost.Ilearntlaterthattherewereonlytwootherapplicants,bothRedbrick,andtermwasbeginninginthreedays.

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