nice-work-david-lodge by nice

Author:nice
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: ePub Bud (www.epubbud.com)
Published: 2011-01-18T00:00:00+00:00

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found out that Norman Cole is undercutting us on cylinder

`He won't go without a fight.'

blocks at Rawlinson's by five per cent.'

Ì'll enjoy that.'

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`He'll want a hefty golden handshake.'

Ì don't see the harm ... What about art galleries?'

Ìt'll be money well spent.'

Àrt galleries?'

Stuart Baxter was silent for a moment. Vic heard the rasp

`They're full of nudes. Old masters.'

and snick of a cigarette lighter at the other end of the line.

`That's different.'

Then Baxter said, Ì think you should give Brian a chance Ì don't see why.'

to adjust.'

`You don't get blokes going into an art gallery and staring Àdjust to what?'

at a picture of Venus or whatever and nudging each other

`To you, Vic, to you. It's not easy for him. I suppose you in the ribs saying, Ì wouldn't mind going through her on a know he had hopes of your job?'

Saturday night.'

Ì can't think why,' said Vic.

Òoh!' gasped Shirley, averting her face.

Stuart Baxter sighed. Vic imagined plumes of smoke Òr -taking the picture home to wank off with,' Vic jetting from his nostrils. Ì'll think about it,' he said at last.

continued remorselessly.

`Don't do anything hasty, Vic.'

Ì'm not listening,' Shirley said, retreating rapidly to her For the second time that day Vic heard the click of a office. Ì don't know what's got into you.'

telephone receiver being put down before he was able to No more do I, Vic Wilcox thought to himself, feeling replace his own. He frowned at the instrument, wondering slightly ashamed of his outburst, as the door closed behind why Stuart Baxter was so protective towards Brian Ever-her. It was in fact several weeks before he realized that he thorpe. Perhaps they were both Masons. Vic himself wasn't was in love with Robyn Penrose.

- he had been approached once, but couldn't bring himself to go through all the mumbo-jumbo of initiation.

Shirley came back into the office with the retyped letter.

Ìs that all right?' she said, with a surprisingly obsequious smile.

`That's fine,' he said, scanning the document.

Ì believe Brian mentioned to you his idea for a Pringle's calendar,' she said, hovering at his shoulder.

`Yes,' Vic said, `he did.'

`He said you weren't keen.'

`That's putting it mildly.'

Ìt would be a great chance for Tracey,' said Shirley wistfully.

À great chance to degrade herself,' said Vic, handing her the letter.

`What d'you mean?' said Shirley indignantly.

`You really want pictures of your daughter in the altogether stuck up on walls for anybody to look at?'

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home she read, she took notes, she distilled her notes into 2

continuous prose on her word-processor, she marked essays; at the University she lectured, she gave seminars and tutorials, she counselled students, interviewed applicants, drew up reading-lists, attended committee meetings, and marked essays. Twice a week she played squash with The winter term at

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