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PartIWordStudy:ContextClues

Inthefollowingexercise,doNOTtrytolearntheitalicizedwords.Concentrateon

developingyourabilitytoguessthemeaningofunfamiliarwordsusingcontextclues.Read

eachsentencecarefully,andwriteadefinition,synonym,ordescriptionoftheitalicized

wordonthelineprovided.

Exercise1

Wewatchedasthecatcamequietlythroughthegrasstowardthebird.Whenitwasjusta

fewfeetfromthevictim,itgathereditslegsunderitself,andpounced.

WhatcouldJohnexpect?Hehadlefthiswetswimmingtrunksinthedarkclosetforovera

week.Ofcoursetheyhadbeguntomildew.

Inspiteofthefactthatthebeautifulegretisindangerofdyingoutcompletely,many

clothingmanufacturersstillofferhandsomepricesfortheirlong,eleganttailfeathers,whichare

usedasdecorations,onladies'hats.

Whenhelearnedthattheclubwasplanningtoadmitwomen,thecolonelbegantoinveigh

againstallformsofliberalism;hisshoutingattackbeganwithuniversalvotingandendedwitha

protestagainstthevolunteerarmy.

Thesnakeslitheredthroughthegrass.

Themanthoughtthatthechildrenweredefenseless,sohewalkedboldlyuptotheoldest

anddemandedmoney.Imaginehissurprisewhentheybegantopelthimwithrocks.

Expertsinkinesics,intheirstudyofbodymotionasrelatedtospeech,hopetodiscovernew

methodsofcommunication.

Unlikehergregarioussister,Janeisashy,unsociablepersonwhodoesnotliketogoto

partiesortomakenewfriends.

Afteradayofhunting,Haroldisravenous.Yesterday,forexample,heatetwobowlsof

soup,salad,alargechicken,andapieceofchocolatecakebeforehewasfinallysatisfied.

Aftertheaccident,theshipwentdownsofastthatweweren'tabletosalvageranyofour

personalbelongings.

Exercise2

AttheRegalRestaurant,therearetwomenus.Ononemenu,anentiremealislistedfora

singleprice.Ontheother,analacartemenu,eachdishispricedindividuallyandmaybe

orderedseparately.Inmanycases,orderingfromthefirstkindofmenuisthecheapestwayto

getacompletemeal.Onsuchmenus,however,ifyouordersomethingwhichisnotincludedin

themeal,thereisasurchargewhichmakesthemealmoreexpensive.

Icouldnotconvincemyfriendtogoonapicnicinsteadoftoarestaurant.Hewasadamant

inhisdesiretoeataformalmeal.

Atafamousrestaurant,Iwasonceservedfoodsooldthatithadgonebad.Icouldsmellthe

rottenmeatbeforethewaiterpulitonmytable.Foolishly,Iscreamedinsultsathim.Ishould

haverealizedthatitwasn'tthewaiter'sfault.1shouldhavescreamedthoseabusesatthecook.

Usuallyifrestaurantfoodispoorlyprepared,Idon'tcriticizethewaiter.Instead,I

reprimandthemanager.

WhenIamservedbadfood,Iassumeaveryseriousmannerandsaytothemanagergravely

thatIwillnotpayfortheobjectionablemeal.

Aftereatingatbadrestaurants,themealsattheEliteCafelookwonderfullyenticing,as

appealingaswatertoamaninadesert.

Restaurantssometimeskeepfoodunrefrigerateduntilitisalmostbad,untilitsmellsgamy

andlooksraunchy.

AlthoughIenjoyapleasantatmospherewhenIdineatrestaurants,whatismostimportant

tomeisthequalityofthefood.Nothingcanconsolemeafterthedisappointmentofpoormeal.

Knowingthattheslightestmistakemeantlosinghisjob,thewaitercarriedtheexpensive

wineglassesgingerlyfromthekitchen.

Exercise3

Somepeoplebelievethatcigarettesmokingisdangerousandshouldthereforebe

consideredahealthhazard.Theywanttheirgovernmentstocreateantismokingprograms.

Peopledifferastohowstrongtheseantismokingcampaignsshouldbe.Someofthestrongest

campaignswouldtrytocompletelyeliminatecigarettesmoking.Supportersoftheseprograms

wouldtrytobancigarettesmokingcompletelyinpublicplaces.Otherswouldtryonlytorestrict

thenumberofplaceswherepeoplecouldsmoke.Suchrestrictionswouldnottrytoeliminate

publicsmokingcompletely,butonlytocurbsmokingbyreducingcigaretteconsumption.

Exercise4

ThereareanumberofenvironmentalfeaturesthatcanbefoundonlyintheBermudaTriangle.

Becauseoftheseuniquecharacteristics,thetriangleisoneofthemostdangerousareasinthe

AtlanticOcean.

Theweatherinthetriangleistreacherous;itssuddenchangesoftenendangerthelivesof

sailors.

Thetriangleiswellknownforunexpectedstorms,hurricanesthatareoutofseason,and

otherunnaturalevents.Manypeoplefeelthatthisfreakweathercanexplainmostofthestrange

eventswhichhaveoccurredthere.

Becauseofthemanyviolentstorms,thetriangleisoftenimpassable.

Manyshipsleavelandanddisappearcompletely;theU.S.SCyclops,forexample,vanished

in1918.

Somemissingshipscarriedcargosuchascoal,oil,mahogany,andmilitarysupplies,while

othershipscarriedonlypassengers.

Enginemalfunctionmightexplainthedisappearanceofoldships,butinvestigatorsmust

lookforotherexplanationswhenanewshipdisappears.

Whenashipisreportedmissing,searchersrushtotheareatolookforevidencewhich

mightexplainthedisappearance.

Oneauthortriestoexplainthedisappearancesofshipsbyattributingthemtonaturalevents

orhumanerror.

Anotherauthorbelievesthatintelligencesfromanotherworldareresponsibleforthe

disappearances.Hesaysthattheseextraterrestrialbeingshaveazoowheretheykeepallthe

missingseamen.

Manypeopleagreethatnaturalcausescannotexplainthestrangeeventsinthetriangle.t4It

justisn5tnaturalforashiptocompletelydisappearlikethis.Wsweird,nomatterhowyoutryto

explainit,“declaredtheseamen.

4tTheseeerieeventsmakemeafraidtosailoutofsightofland.”

Exercise5

Themajorpointsofyourplanarecleartome,butthedetailsarestillhazy.

Byanticipatingthethief'snextmove,thepolicewereabletoarriveatthebankbeforethe

robberyoccurred.

Allofthepalace\laundry,whengatheredforwashing,formedamassivebundlewhich

requiredthecombinedeffortsofalltheservantstocarry.

“Givemespecificsuggestionswhenyoucriticizemywork,“saidtheemployee,''vague

commentsdonothelpmeimprove.^^

Theappleappeasedmyhungertemporarily,butIcouldstilleatabigdinner.

Aftertheattacksonciviliansbyarmytroops,acommitteemetotrytodiscoverwhatcould

haveprovokedsuchaction.

Thekingmanifestedhispleasurewithaheartylaugh.

Thenation'shighwaydeathtollhasincreasedeveryyearsincetheinventionofthe

automobile.

Theworkers'liveswerewretched;theyworkedfrommorningtonightinallkindsof

weather,earningonlyenoughmoneytobuytheirsimplefoodandcheapclothes.

Inaseriesofboldmoves,governmentattorneysattackedthemammothautoindustry,

sayingthatthesizeofthebusinessendangeredthefinancialfreedomoftheindividualbuyer.

Exercise6

InMr.Allen'shighschoolclass,allthestudentshaveto“getmarried."However,the

weddingceremoniesarenotrealonesbutimitations.Thesemockceremoniessometimesbecome

sonoisythattheloudlaughterdrownsoutthevoiceofthe“minister."Eventhetwostudents

gettingmarriedoftenbegintogiggle.

Theteacher,Mr.Allen,believesthatmarriageisadifficultandseriousbusiness.Hewants

youngpeopletounderstandthattherearemanychangesthatmusttakeplaceaftermarriage.He

believesthattheneedforthesepsychologicalandfinancialadjustmentsshouldbeunderstood

beforepeoplemarry.

Mr.Allenonlyintroduceshisstudentstomajorproblemsfacedinmarriagesuchasillness

orunemployment.Healsoexposesthemtothenitty-grittyproblemstheywillfaceeveryday.He

wantstointroduceyoungpeopletoallthetrialsandtribulationsthatcanstrainamarriagetothe

breakingpoint.Heevenfamiliarizeshisstudentswiththeproblemsofdivorceandthefactthat

divorcedmenmustpaychildsupportmoneyfortheirchildrenandsometimespaymonthly

alimonytotheirwives.

Ithasbeenunsettlingfbrsomeofthestudentstoseetheproblemsthatamarriedcouple

oftenfaces.Untiltheytookthecourse,theyhadnotworriedmuchabouttheproblemsof

marriage.However,bothstudentsandparentsfeelthatMr.Allen'scourseisvaluableandhave

endorsedthecoursepublicly.Theirstatementsconvincedtheschooltoofferthecourse.Again.

Exercise7

Althoughdogsandcatsoftenhavelargefamilies,rabbitsarefamousforthesizeoftheir

litters,whichsometimesnumbermorethantwelvebunniesatonetime.

Byputtinghisfingersinhismouthandblowinghardthroughhisteethandfingers,Mr.

Gilbertproducedaloudwhistle.

Richardorganizedhisstaffwitharigidscheduleofjobsandresponsibilitieswhichoften

occupiedthemtwelvehoursaday,sevendaysaweek.Manypeople,unabletotoleratethis

regimentation,quittheirjobsafterthefirstweek.

Inordertodiscoverwhohadanaturalabilitytolearnlanguages,thestudentsweregiven

testtodeterminetheirlanguageaptitude.

Hisbehaviorbecamemoreandmoreunusualuntil,justashisfamilywasonthevergeof

sendinghimtoamentalhospital,herecovered.

Markbecamehystericalwhenhisbasketballteamwon,andhedidnotcalmdownfor

severaldays.

Petsareanuisance;ifyouhaveone,youcan'lgoanywhereordoanythingwithoutmaking

arrangementsforthemtostaybehindoraccompanyyou.

Thathorsewon'tworkwithoutsomereward,butitisremarkablehowmuchhecan

accomplishwithacarrotasanincentive.

Someofthejobsaroundthehousewererequired,whileothersweredoneonavoluntary

basis.

Withmudfromheadtotoe,flowersstillclutchedinhishand,Johnlookedsoludicrousthat

wecouldn'thelplaughing.

Exercise8

Suehasbeenblindfrombirth,butshedidnotletherhandicapstopherfromgoingto

college.

Pickspentallofhistimeplayingsportsinsteadofstudying;asaresulthisreadingability

hasbeenhandicapped.Hismentaldevelopmentlagsbehindhisphysicaldevelopment.

Aliceshoutedintothecavecallingforherbrother,buttheonlysoundsheheardwasthe

echoofherownvoicebouncingoffthestonewalls.

Whenthechildmovedtothecityshefrequentlygotlostifshewentoutalone.Shecould

neverrememberwhichdirectionshehadcomefrom;shewasunabletoorientherselfinhernew

surroundings.

Thesinger'sperformancewasnotverygood;thenoteshesangwereoftenwrongpitch

sometimestheyweretoolowandsometimestoohigh.

Blindpeoplefacecountlessdifficultiesintheirlivesbut,happily,theysucceedincoping

withmanyofthemsotheycanlivenear-normallives.

Exercise9

Itisdifficulttolistallofmyfather'sattributesbecausehehassomanydifferenttalentsand

abilitiesMary,thepresidentofthefamilycouncil,conferreduponRobertthetitleof

vice-president,becauseshethoughthewoulddoagoodjob.

Motherwastall,fat,andmiddleaged.Theprincipaloftheschoolwasanolderwoman,

almostasplumpasmother,andmuchshorter.

WhenMarkwasinoneofhispedanticmoods,heassumedthemannerofadistinguished

professorandlecturedforhours,onminute,boringtopics.

ManymembersoftheoldwealthyfamiliesinsocietyheldthemselvesalooffromGatsby,

refusingeventoacknowledgehisexistence.

IbecameangrierandangrierasDontalked,butIrefrainedfromsayinganything.

Mr.Doodleisalwaysbusyinanineffectualway;hespendshoursrunningaround

accomplishingnothing.

Ianwasproudoftheneatrowsofmarigoldsinhisflowerbedwhichinhisflowerbedhe

tendedwithgreatcare.

Mostdentists?officesaredrabplaces,butEmilio'snewofficeisabright,cheerfulplace.

Exercise10

Somepeoplefeelverynervouswhentheyflyinairplanes.Nomatterhowhardtheytry,

theycannotlowertheiranxiety.Someofthemenjoytalkingabouttheirfearswhileothersresent

beingaskedtodiscusstheirpersonalfeelings.Manyareawarethattheyfeelanxiousbutonlya

fewareconsciousofthewaytheyexpresstheirtension.Somepeopletrytohidetheir

nervousness;theytrytodisguisetheiranxietybytellingjokes.Othersbecomeloudand

aggressive,attackingpeoplebymakingthemthebuttofcrueljokes.

Sometimesmakingsomeoneelsethetargetofjokesisanattempttocontrolone'sown

fears--tomasteranxiety.

Anumberoffactorscanbementionedasimportantinexplainingwhysomepeoplehavea

fearofflying:earlychildhoodexperiences,generalsenseofsecurity,fearofheights,trustin

others,percentofalcoholinblood,experiences,ect.,butthecrucialfactorseemstobeafeeling

ofnocontrol.

Usually,weareabletosuppressourfeelingsothattheydonotaffectourbehavior.

Bysmilingfoolishlyandtalkingloudly,weareabletorepresstherisingfeelingoffearso

thatitdoesnotaffectthewaywebehave.

Mostofuslearnveryyounginlifetocontrolbasicdrivessuchassex,hunger,and

aggression.

Sometimesthetensionproducedbyourfearsissogreatthatwecannotsuppressit.Atsuch

timesweneedtodischargethetensionbylaughingorcrying.

Thememoryofabadexperiencecansometimestriggerthesamefearcausedbythat

experience.Thus,achildmightbefrightenedbythesightofadogeventhoughheissafe,

merelybecauseheoncehadabadexperiencewithadog.Abadexperiencecanbethecurthat

triggersourfears.

Everyoneexperiencesfearduringmajorcrises-suchasfires,automobileaccidents,etc.-一

butsomepeopleareevenafraidofthedark.

Atthetimeofthecrime,themanfeltmoemotionbutlaterhebegantofeelguilty,sohe

wenttothepoliceandtoldthemthewholestory.

Becauseitisnecessarytorecognizeaproblembeforeitcanbesolved,admittingthatwe

areafraidisanintegralpartoftheprocessofmasteringourfears.

Exercise11

Becausethelightfrightenedthescorpionsaway,Iwasn'tabletoobservethemforverylong.

However,byappearingsuddenlywithmyelectrictorch,Iwasabletogetbriefglimpsesoftheir

behavior.

Iwascompletelyenrapturedwiththescorpionfamilymyhappinessatfindingthemwasso

greatthatIdecideIwouldkeeptheminmyroomforcloserstudy.

ThemembersofthefamilyweresoangrythatIdecidedtostayawayfromthehouseuntil

dinner.Theirragetrulyfrightenedme.

Becauseshehadnotseenthescorpions,Motherwascompletelybewilderedbythesudden

confusion.

Ibeggedthefamilynottokillthescorpions,andtheyfinallylistenedtomypleas.

Mr.AndMrs.Firthhadalongcourtship.Theydatedfornineyearsbeforetheygotmarried.

Afterthescorpionaffairthewholefamilytriedinvaintogetmetostopcollectinganimals

andinsects.TheyshouldhaveknownthatIwouldn'tstopcollectingjustbecauseofonelittle

scare.

Exercise12

Ilikeanygameofchance,butImostenjoytakingpartinalottery.Thelotteryislikean

unchangingreligiousceremony,anditisperhapsthisritualqualityofthelotterythatpeople

enjoy.Unlikeothergamesofchance,alotterydoesnotrequireagreatdealofparaphernalia.

Theonlyequipmentneededisbowlfilledwithslipsofpaper.Ienjoytheexcitementofwatching

theofficialpickthewinningnumber.Themomentbeforethedrawingisveryserious.

Thejudgegravelyapproachestheapproachesbowlandlooksatthecrowdsoberly.The

crowdisquietexceptthelowmurmurofexcitement.Suddenlythewinnerisselected.Afterthe

lotteryisover,everyonebutthewinnerthrowsawayhispieceofpaper,andthediscardedslips

aresoonblownawaybythewind.Peoplebegintodisengagethemselvesfromthecrowdandthe

lotteryisover.

Exercise13

Itisalwaysdangeroustogeneralize;however,itseemsobviousthat,onthewhole,men

holdahigherpositioninsocietythanwomen.Becauseofthisstatus,menenjoymorepower

thanwomen.

Aperson'sprestigeoftendependsonhistitleorprofession.Forexample,inmanycountries,

doctorsandlawyersaregreatlyadmired.

Thereseemstobeacorrelationbetweenone'ssexandone'sstatusinsociety.Onthewhole,

menenjoyhigherstatusthanwomen.

Mostwomen'sclothingismadewithoutpockets.Asaresult,womenareforcedtocarry

theirbelongingsinapurse.

Despitethefactthatwomenoftenmakevaluablecontributions,theyhavenotbeenableto

attainthesamesocialandeconomicstatusasmen.

Exercise14

Whenformulatingbusinessdecision,Japanesebusinessmendonotdependonlyonthe

opinionsofafewpeopleatthetopofthecompany;ratherrelianceisplacedontheopinionsof

everyone,atalllevels.

IntheUnitedStatesbusinessmenareskilledathandingstrongdisagreementsinmeetings.

TheJapanese,ontheotherhand,areadroitatavoidingsuchconfrontations.

TheJapanesebusinessmantriestocreateasituationinwhichallpeoplepresentfeel

comfortable.Onlyinsuchanatmosphereofharmonyaredecisionsmade.Consensus

decision-making,aprocessbywhichactionistakenonlyaftereveryoneisinagreement,isvery

importanttotheJapanesebusinessman.

Itisimportantthatpeoplefromdifferentculturescometounderstandeachotherand

developmutualtrust.Onlywhenpeopletrusteachotherisinternationalcooperationpossible.

ThemajorityofpeopleinJapanareliterate;becausemostpeopleareabletoread

newspapersandmagazines,theygenerallyhaveopinionsonmostimportantmatters.Inaddition,

theyarequitearticulateandthereforeabletostatetheirideasclearlytotheirsuperiors.

PeoplearemorelikelytochangejobsintheUnitedStatesthattheyareinJapan.Thereare

severalpossibleexplanationsforthegreaterjobstabilityinJapanincontrasttothegreatjob

mobilityintheUnitedStates.

TheJapaneseareoftenexasperatedbytheseriousnesswithwhichAmericansapproach

timelimits.Similarly,AmericansareoftenimpatientwiththeJapaneseseeminglackofconcern

fordeadlines.

BecausetheJapaneseworkerwillinglystaysafterhourstofinishwork,heiswellknown

forhisdedicationtohiscompany.

Wethoughtwewereincompleteagreementandweexpectedaunanimousvote.However,

onepersonvotedagainsttheplan.

UnliketheUnitedStateswheremanydifferentnationalitiesmakeupthepopulation,Japan's

populationsarequitehomogeneous.

Acompany'sstructureshouldnotbesoinflexiblethatitdoesnotallowapersontochange

jobsashisabilitiesandtheneedsofthecompanychange.

Unlikedecisionswhicharemadeonthebasisofmutualconcerns,unilateraldecisionscan

beunpopularbecausetheyaremadebyonlyoneofthepartiesconcerned.

Somefirmsoffertheiremployeescompany-paidhealthinsurance.

Exercise15

Thedoctorsaidthatifapersonateevenoneleafofthehemlockplant,hewoulddie,

becausetheplantisadeadlypoison.

Themurdererhaddevelopedapoisonwhichcouldnotbetastedorsmelledwhenmixed

withfood.Becauseitwasimperceptible,hewasabletomurderanumberofpeoplewithout

beingcaught.

“Whenmakingthismixture,themansaid,“youdon'tneedtwoteaspoonsofsalt,because

oneteaspoonissufficienty

“Sinceyouaremybestfriend,andbecauseIcantrustyou,IknowIcanbeconfidential

withyou.Listencarefully,becausethatIamgoingtotellyouisasecret,saidHenry.

“Iamabletoobligeyousir;Icangiveyoutheitemyouwantedsobadly.^^

Therearetimeswhenonewantstobesurroundedbypeople,andtherearetimeswhenone

needssolitude.

Themanwassojealousofhiswifethathewouldnotallowhertotalktoothermen.

Exercise16

Ashereachedfortherockabovehim,hisropebrokeandhehungprecariouslybyonehand

astherescuersrantowardhim.

Thetiredsoldierstrudgedthroughknee-deepmudforhoursbeforetheyfoundadryplace

tosleep.Inthepast,theworldseemedtoruninanorderlyway.Now,however,everythingseems

tobeinastateofturmoil.

Monkeysarewellknownfortheirgroominghabits;theyspendhourscarefullycleaningbits

ofdirtandstrawfromtheircoats.

Matrimonydoesn'tseemtoagreewithLiz--she'sbeenunhappyeversinceshegotmarried.

Usingalong,slenderinstrumentcalledaprobe,doctorsareabletolocateandremove

piecesofmetalfromapatient'swounds.

ThefollowingMonday,whenthepresidentconvenedthesecondmeetingofthecommittee,

weallsatdownquietlyandwaitedforhimtobegin.

Wethinkofplantsingeneralasabsorbingwaterandfood;ofanimalsasingestingor

“eatingit.”

Rubenisconsideredanautocraticadministratorbecausehemakesdecisionswithout

seekingtheopinionsofothers.

Thereisanelementofwordmagichere:entomologyandlimnologysoundmoreimportant

thanmerelyinsectbiologyandfreshwaterbiology.

Exercise17

Alexhashadtroublestudyingforthefinalexaminationbecausehehasbeentoo

preoccupiedwithhappythoughtsofhissummervacation.

Alice'sdogisgentleandfriendly;unfortunately,mydogdoesn'thavesuchapleasant

temperament.

Peterwantstobeadoctorbecausehefeelsitisaveryprestigiousoccupation,andhehas

alwayswantstoholdahighpositioninsociety.

Doyouknowadoctorwhohasexperiencetreatingchildren?

Insteadofcomplainingtomethatyou'reailing,youshouldseeadoctortofindoutwhat's

wrongwithyou.

Manypeoplebelievethatonlyprimitivesocietieshaveaspecialceremonytocelebratethe

timewhenachildbecomesanadult;however,anthropologistssaythatadvancedculturesalso

havepubertyrites.

Doctorsbelievethatsmokingcigarettesisdetrimentaltoyourhealth.Theyalsoregard

drinkingasharmful.

Exercise18

Herson'sfoolishbehavioratthepartyissuchanembarrassingsubjectthatsherefusesto

speakaboutit.

Mr.Flemingwassurprisedtoseemesittingbehindhisdesk.Hegavemeastartledlook,

andthensmiledandsaid,4tIdidn'tknowyouwereintown.”

Thelengthofherhairastonishedme;Idon'tthinkIhaveeverseenhairsolong.

Notwantingtodisturbthesleepingkitten,Igingerlyliftedherfromtheboxandputheron

ablanketneartheheater.

Janewasintriguedbythebehaviorofanimals;shecouldsitforhoursobservingabird

makinganestorantcarryingaleaf.

Kennethhasonlyonevanity;hishair.Hespendshourseverydaywashing,brushing,and

stylingitbeforeheleaveshisapartment.

Rosesseemtothriveundercertainconditions;themoresunlightandwatertheyreceivethe

morebeautifultheyare.

Theboywasflatteredthathehadbeenaskedtogivehisopinion;hewashappytofindthat

otherswantedtoknowhowhefeltaboutthings.

Exercise19

TheAmericanpeoplehavenevertrustedthecity;ithasalwaysappearedinliteratureand

historyasasuspectinstitution.

Ahighpriorityshouldbegiventoprovidingpublictransportation;moneyforhighwaysis

lessimportant.

Itisabsurdtospendmoremoneyonhighways.Thewisesolutionforovercrowdedroadsis

publictransportation.

Thegovernmentgavemoneytopeopletohelpbuyhomesoutsideofthecities.Thissystem

ofsubsidizedhousingcausedmanypeopletoleaveurbanareas.

Lackofpublictransportationinthesuburbshascausedaterriblepredicamentforpoor

peoplewholivethere;theymusteitherbuyacarordependonfriendsfortransportation.

Hotelsandrestaurantsareanintegralpartofthecity;withoutthem,thecity'stourist

industrycouldnotexist.

WhenGovernorHolmeswasfirstelected,hewasprobablyanhonestman.However,since

then,hehasbecomeascorruptasallofthedishonestpeoplearoundhim.Nowheisasbadas

therestofthestateofficials.

AlthoughRichardWeekshasaccomplishedmanygoodthingsduringhistermsasmayor,

thefactthathetotallycontrolsthecitymakeshimadespot,andheshouldbeforcedtogiveup

someofhispower.

Exercise20

Theman'sobsequiousbehaviormadeeveryonenervous.Likeaservant,hewasalways

rushingtoopendoorsandperformothersmalltasks,apologizingunnecessarilyforany

inconveniencethathemighthavecaused.

Althoughhereallydidnotwanttoopenhemysteriousdraweragain,hiscuriosity

compelledhimtotakeonelastlook.

Theshopwasdustyanddirty.Everythingseemedtobecoveredwithgrease.Hewasvery

happytoescapethatgrimyplace.

LoganwantedtohitTriteinthenose,butherestrainedhimselfbecauseheknewthat

violencewouldnothelphimgethismoneyback.

Triteneverallowedhimselftobecomeangrywithcustomers.Likeaparentwithspoiled

children,healwayslistenedindulgentlytotheircomplaints.

Bothmenhadconvincingstoriestotellconcerningthemissingmoney,butMr.Logan's

versionofwhathappenedwasbyfarmorebelievable.

Loganfeltthatthesituationwashopeless,andthefutilityofhiseffortsbotheredhimagreat

deal.

Loganfinallydecidedthat,althoughhemightnotrecoverthemoneythathadbeenstolen

fromhim,hewouldhavethepleasureofseeingthethiefpunished.Soon,Logancouldthinkof

littleelsebutvengeance.

Thefloorofthegrimylittlestorewascoveredwithpaper,boxes,piecesofmetalandwood,

emptypaintcansandusedbrushes.ThefloorwassoclutteredthatCarlhaddifficultywalkingto

thedoor.

Tritewassurethathehadseenapistol,buteveryoneelsefeltthattherobberywasjusta

productofTritt'simagination■一thehallucinationofanoverworkedman.

Thebankerwasincredulouswhenthemoneydidnotfalloutofthethief'scase;hecouldn't

believethatitwasn'ttherebecausehehadseenhimputthebillsinsidejustbeforeleavingthe

bank.

Afterthefirsttimesomeonetriedtorobhim,thebankerbecameflusteredeasily,andinhis

confusionhewouldmakemanycarelesserrors.

Althoughheoftenhadtheopportunity,Mr.Trittneverstolemoneyfromacustomer.This

wouldhaveendangeredhispositionatthebank,andhedidnotwanttojeopardizehisfuture.

Exercise21

Chimpanzeeinthewildusesimpleobje