Brian Gerard was a fat, red-faced man, short and bouncy, and never still. He got up from behind his desk and marched briskly forward, hand extended, when John was shown into his office. His grip was not hard, but his handshake was vigorous as he led John to a chair.
“Nice to meet you John,” he said. “Very nice. I hope you’ll enjoy your little stay with us.” John opened his mouth to reply, but Brian continued.
“We’re quite a small firm at the moment, so we’re pretty informal and have very little problem with who does what etc. You’ll find that my assistants normally follow a job through from the beginning to the end, so you get a good overall picture and can really get involved. It gives a sense of progress and achievement. That’s important, don’t you think?”
John made as if to answer ag
