Американская трагедия

Chapter 11

           

           "You’reright,Iknow,"saidClydeplacatingly,forhewasstillhopingforthishinted-atpromotion.

           "Well,thefactis,"wentonGilbert,"Imighthaveplacedyouintheaccountingendofthebusinesswhenyoufirstcameifyouhadbeentechnicallyequippedforit."(Thephrase"technicallyequipped"overawedandterrorizedClyde,forhescarcelyunderstoodwhatthatmeant.)"Asitwas,"wentonGilbert,nonchalantly,"wehadtodothebestwecouldforyou.Weknewitwasnotverypleasantdownthere,butwecouldn’tdoanythingmoreforyouatthetime."Hedrummedonhisdeskwithhisfingers."ButthereasonIcalledyouuphereto-dayisthis.IwanttodiscusswithyouatemporaryvacancythathasoccurredinoneofourdepartmentsupstairsandwhichwearewonderingmyfatherandI—whetheryoumightbeabletofill."Clyde’sspiritsroseamazingly."BothmyfatherandI,"hewenton,"havebeenthinkingforsomelittletimethatwewouldliketodoalittlesomethingforyou,butasIsay,yourlackofpracticaltrainingofanykindmakesitverydifficultforbothofus.Youhaven’thadeitheracommercialoratradeeducationofanykind,andthatmakesitdoublyhard."HepausedlongenoughtoallowthattosinkingiveClydethefeelingthathewasaninterloperindeed."Still,"headdedafteramoment,"solongaswehaveseenfittobringyouonhere,wehavedecidedtogiveyouatryoutatsomethingbetterthanyouaredoing.Itwon’tdotoletyoustaydownthereindefinitely.

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