III. Questions on the text. 1.
Describe Richards (age, appearance, education, manners) 2.
Why was the author surprised that Richards had managed to get
the same job?
3.
What kind of work were the young men to do?
4.
How did they cope with it?
5.
Why did the author call his colleague stupid? Did it annoy
Richards?
6.
Why did the young men find themselves in the company of Mr.
Prosset?
7.
Why was the author unable to answer Mr. Prosset's questions?
8.
What did Richard do and how did he explain his behaviour to the
author later?
9.
What made Mr. Prosset give Richards a sharp look?
10.
What opinion had Mr. Prosset formed of the two young men,
judging by the way he said good-bye to them?
11.
Why did the author explode?
12.
Whose theory proved to be right?
