| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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Every week the time-sheets were scrutinized, and every now and then a man would be `had up on the carpet' in the office before Rushton and Misery, and interrogated as to why he had taken fifteen hours to do ten hours work? In the event of the accused being unable to give a satisfactory explanation of his conduct he was usually sacked on the spot. Misery was frequently called `up on the carpet' himself. If he made a mistake in figuring out a `job', and gave in too high a tender for it, so that the firm did not get the work, Rushton grumbled. If the price was so low that there was not enough profit, Rushton was very unpleasant about it, and whenever it happened that there was not only no profit but an actual loss, Rushton created such a terrible disturbance that Misery was nearly frightened to death and used to get on his bicycle and rush off to the nearest `job' and howl and bellow at the `chaps' to get it done. All the time the capabilities of the men |
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