“A potentially expensive mistake, Mr Blake.”
“I rarely make a mistake at all as my record will show.”
“Past performance is no guarantee of future conduct,” snapped Frobisher. “The Transworld Trading Company has the right to demand the very best from each of its employees. A man cannot give of his best if his concentration is elsewhere. I am fully aware of your outside interests, Mr Blake. I am also fully aware that a man with an engrossing hobby cannot devote his entire being to any ordinary pursuit. I suggest that it is time you reached a decision—either you devote all your energies to the company which employs you or you devote all your time to your hobby. Do I make myself clear, Mr Blake?”
Too damn clear, thought Kevin. Hepton had slipped in the knife but good and this fat fool was f
