He looked at me as if I were some unusual kind of insect and
burst into a storm of abuse. But I stood firm. He gave me up
as hopeless and tried new tactics. ''Go out and get another
boy,'' he yelled at a shop-assistant.
''Are you going to deliver them or not?'' the boss turned to
me and asked in a threatening tone. I repeated what I had
said before. ''Then, out of here,'' he shouted. So I go out.
This was the first time I had serious touble with an
employment.