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hegrunted."

You'

dbettercomeinside."

Thenarrow,sunlesshallsmelledunpleasantlyofstalecabbage;

thecream-printedwallshadgoneadingymargarinecolour,exceptwheretheywerescarredwithinkmarks;

itwasallsilent.Hisstudy,judgingbythecrumbsonthecarpet,wasalsohisdiningroom.Onthemantelpiecetherewasasaltcellarandpepper-pot."

dbettersitdown,"

hesaid,andproceededtoaskmeanumberofquestions:

whatsubjectshadItakeninmyGeneralSchoolCertificate;

howoldwasI;

whatgamesdidIplay;

thenfixingmesuddenlywithhisbloodshoteyes,heaskedmewhetherIthoughtgameswereavitalpartofaboy'

seducation.Imumbledsomethingaboutnotattachingtoomuchimportancetothem.Hegrunted.Ihadsaidthewrongthing.TheheadmasterandIobviouslyhadsingularlylittleincommon.

Theschool,hesaid,consistedofoneclassoftwenty-fourboys,ranginginagefromseventothirteen.Ishouldhavetoteachallsubjectsexceptart,whichhetaughthimself.FootballandcricketwereplayedinthePark,amileawayonWednesdayandSaturdayafternoons.

Theteachingset-upappalledme.Ishouldhavetosplittheclassupintothreegroupsandteachtheminturnatthreedifferentlevels;

andIwasdismayedatthethoughtofteachingalgebraandgeometry—twosubjectsatwhichIhadbeencompletelyincompetentatschool.WorseperhapswastheideaofSaturdayafternooncricket.ItwasnotsomuchhavingtotrampamilealongthedustystreetsofCroydon,followedbyacrocodileofsmallboysthatIminded,butthefactthatmostofmyfriendswouldbeenjoyingleisureatthattime.

Isaiddiffidently,"

Whatwouldmysalarybe?

"

"

Twelvepoundsaweekpluslunch."

BeforeIcouldprotesthegottohisfeet."

Now,"

hesaid,"

you'

dbettermeetmywife.She'

stheonewhoreallyrunsthisschool."

Thiswasthelaststraw.Iwasveryyoung:

theprospectofworkingunderawomanconstitutedtheultimateindignity.

2.TheInterview

Themanwholookedlikeaterriersaid:

reBlakey,areyou?

Takeaseat."

Blakeytookaseat.

Iseeyoutookyour'

A'

levelsinEnglish,FrenchandHistory,andcontinuedwiththeArtsatuniversity."

TheterriermanlookedupfromBlakey'

sapplicationform."

What,"

heaskedmildly,"

haspromptedyoutowanttochangetomedicine?

"

Well,"

Blakeysaid—feelinganythingbutwell—"

I'

vealways,evenatschool,beeninterested,butitwasabigdecisiontotake,andIwasn'

tsureatthetimeIhadtherighttemperament."

Thepanelofthreemadenocomment,andtheirsilenceremindedhimhe'

dnotyetansweredtheirquestion."

Ireallywantedtowrite."

Themannexttotheterrierclearedhisthroat."

Sothefactisyou'

dratherbeawriterthanadoctor?

"

Notnecessarily,"

Blakeysaid."

Itmighthavebeentrueonce,butforsometimenowmymind'

sbeensetonbecomingadoctor."

Butyouarecapableofachangeofheart."

Therewasalongpause.

msorry,"

Blakeysaid,startled,"

didyoumeanthatasaquestion?

Well?

themansaid,raisinganeyebrow.

No,Idon'

tthinkIamatall."

AndyouleftUniversitywithouttakingadegree.Isthatright?

Yes."

Whywasthis?

Lookingback,"

Blakeysaid,"

IreckonItookontoomuch,toomanyactivities."

Couldyouexplaintouswhattheseactivitieswere?

Iproducedseveralplaysforthecollegedramaticsociety,"

（whichwastrue）"

IspokeatUniondebates"

（alsotrue）"

anddidabitofsocialwork"

（whichwasn'

t）.

Thethi