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1、1Mainactersinthisbook:DickSterling:generalmanagerinMadrasIndiaofTraktonamultinationalcompany.SallySterling:Dick’swife.KeithLennox:Dick’sbossatTrakton.WksinDelhi.BarbaraLennox:Keith’swife.Vish:officemanageratTrakton.Molly
2、:Vish’swife.ShealsowksatTrakton.Ramu:Dick’spersonalassistantatTrakton.Nag:inAccountsatTrakton.Lakshmi:Nag’sdaughter.Ned:afmeremployeeatTrakton.SirPercyHancock:fmerchiefexecutiveofTraktononceheadoftheDelhioffice.SirJeremy
3、Jackson(Jacko):retiredprofessofcomparativephilologyatCambridge.Chapter1Madras1986‘Heknowstoomuch.Imustaskyoutodonothing.’‘ButthistimeIcaughthimintheact.Ihaveproofwitnesseseverything.Thereisnopossibledoubt.Surely…’‘Isaidh
4、eknowstoomuch!Thecompanycan’taffdtohaveanyproblems.Ourpositionisverysensitiveinthiscountry.Wecan’taffdtotakerisks.Iamtellingyouonceagainyouwilldonothing.ifthereisanytroubleI’mafraidIshallhavetoholdyoupersonallyresponsibl
5、e.Sobesensiblefonceinyourlife.’‘Isee.Soyouaretellingmetoclosemyeyestocruptionbehaveasifnothinghashappened.Isthatright’‘Ididn’tputitquitelikethat.Butifyouinsistyes.WhatVishdoesdoesn’tdoisaminmattercomparedwiththecompany’s
6、globalstrategy.Justtrytogetthingsinperspective.Afterallyouwon’tbestruckinMadrasfeverI’llmakesurethatyou’renot.Sojustgowiththeflowfabitlonger.Whenyou’reinyournextpostthiswillallseemaverylongwayawayIcanassureyou.Butmeantim
7、enotrouble.IhopeI’vemademyselfclear.OhbythewayIadviseyoutofgetthatwehavehadthisconversation.Goodbye.’DickSterlingputthephonedown.Hishsweretrembling.HewasfuriouswithhimselfffailingtopersuadehisbossinDelhiKeithLennoxtosupp
8、thimwasdisgustedatthemixtureofveiledthreatsvaguepromisesLennoxhadmade.‘Heknowstoomuch’thewdsstillranginhisears.HewonderednotfthelasttimejustwhatitwasthatVishtheofficemanagerofthefactyknew.Howcoulditbesoimptantthatthecomp
9、any’spositioninIndiacouldbethreatenedbyitItsimplydidn’tmakesense.Dickglancedathiswatch.Fouro’clock.HecalledfhisdriverGopalaskedtobedrivenhome.He’dhadenoughftheday.OnhiswayouthepassedVishinthecrid.Vishwasasmallfatmanwhowa
10、ddledslightlywhenhewalked.HisuglysmilerevealedtwolargeteethhissmalleyesremindedDickofasnake.WasithisimaginationwasthemansmilingtohimselfHissnakeeyesglintedwithselfsatisfactionalmostasifheknewhewassafeprotected.Dick’scarl
11、efttheTraktonofficemadeitswayslowlyalongthedustybumpyroadleadingsouthintothecenterofMadrastowardshishome.EventhoughDickpassedthesebuildingseverydaytheyneverlosttheirfinationfhim.Noonestyledominatedthiscityofcontrastswher
12、emajesticbutneglectedcolonialbuildingsstoodnexttomodernglassconcretebanksslumhutsbuiltfrommudroofedwithcoconutpalmsramshacklegroupsofshopssellingeverythingfromusedcartyrestoIndiamadefeignliqu…wherethetrafficwasachaosofco
13、mpetinganarchicallyfthefewovercrowdedspaceontheroads.Thejourneyhomewouldtakealong3Vish’sofficeunexpectedlyfaninfmalchat.Hefoundhisofficemanagerstampinghisfeetwithragescreamingabuseatoneofthejunidrivers.Papersfileshadbeen
14、thrownontheflo.DickaskedVishtofollowhimtohisoffice.Therehehadsuggestedthatperhapslessdramaticpersonnelmanagementtechniquesshouldbeusedinfuture.Vishhadnotlikedthecriticism.Hissmallsnakelikeeyeshadalmostdisappearedinthefat
15、foldsofhisface.Hehadcontinuedtoclenchunclenchhishsthroughoutthebriefinterview.Sweatraninstreamsdownhisneck.Hehadlefttheofficesoonaftertheinterviewremainedawayon‘sickleave’ftwomedays.SoonafterwardsMollywenttoseeDickaboutt
16、hepromotionofasenidrivertoasupervis’spositionintheStes.Sherecommendedtheman’sattitudesuitabilityfthejob.Dickhadtherefepromotedtheman.ItwasonlyseveralweekslaterthatDickdiscoveredthatanotherequallywellqualifiedstaffmemberh
17、adalsoappliedfthepromotion.‘Unftunately’hispapershadbeen‘mislaid’bythePersonnelDepartmenthadneverreachedDick.WhenDickhadquestionedheraboutitMollyhadraisedhereyestotheceilingsighed.‘NowyoucanseewhatIhavetoputupwithDick’sh
18、ecooed.‘They’reallsounreliable.ThepaperswereunderapileoffilesonShivkumar’sdesk.I’vetoldhimsomanytimes.Ireallythinkweshouldconsidertransferringhim.Whatdoyouthink’‘Ithinkyoushoulddealwithallapplicationsinpersonfromnowon’Di
19、ckhadgentlysuggested.‘Isupposeyou’reright.Butmywkloadisalreadysoheavy.isn’titagoodthingfustotrainthejunistotakemeresponsibility’Shegazedathimquiteshamelesslywithherliquidblackeyes.ShehadmemthanherhusbDickcouldseethatsome
20、peoplewouldthinkshewasattractive.Herealizedlookingatherthattherewasnothingmuchhecoulddounlesshewantedamajrow.Chapter2FamilylifeDickwaswokenfromhisthoughtsasthecarscreechedtoastoptoavoidanautorickshawcarryingafamilyoffour
21、whichhadcutacrossthecrowdedroadoutsidetheHighCourtbuildings.Dick’smindcamebacktothepresent.FanyonewithstrongnervestravelinginIndiaisaconstantsourceofinterestsurprise.HisdriverGopalinchedhiswayfwardsuccessfullywinningafew
22、feetfromabuscuttinginononesideawatertankerontheothereachpuffingoutcloudsofbillowingblackdieselfumes.TheroadwidenedastheypassedFtStGege.Gopalspeededuptheyweresoonleavingtheelegantbutneglecteduniversitybuildingsbehind.They
23、drovethelengthoftheMarinatheseaontheleftasuccessionofhisticbuildingsontheright.Evenatthishourafewpeoplewerestrollingalongthebeachtakingtheearlyeveningair.Soontherewouldbecrowdsallescapingtheovenheatofthecityfthecoolingev
24、eningseabreeze.ItwasfivethirtybefetheyreachedthetreelinedshadeofBoatClubRoadthecalmofDick’scompanyhousesetwellbackfromtheroadinitsowngarden.Thechowkidaropenedthegatethecarslidgratefullyintothecoolshadeofthepch.Therewasan
25、oteonthekitchentablefromDick’swifeSallytosayshewasouttoteawithoneoftheawfulsocietywomenwhoseemedtofmapermanentpartoftheirsociallife.SheremindedhimthattheyweretoattendadrinkspartyattheJussawallahsaParseecoupletheyhadmetat
26、theclubthepreviousweek.Hegroanedthenmadehiswaytothebathroomfashower.LaterashesatdrinkingacoolbeerontheterraceoverlookingthegardenDick’sthoughtsreturnedtohispresentproblems.Hewasftyeightyearsoldnolongeryoungbutstillyounge
27、noughtoriseinthecompany.Hewasingoodshapephysicallysixfeettallslimmuscularevenifhishairwasprematurelygrey.HehadwkedfTraktonsinceleavinguniversity.TheyhadsenthimtosomeprettyhardcountrieswhenhewasyoungPapuaNewGuineaEcuadIra
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