Home Through the Dark
““And what kind of secretarial work do you feel would interest you, Miss Durrell?”
“Actually,” I said firmly, “I’d rather like to work for an estate agent, if there are any jobs available in that line.”
“Estate agents. I’ll just check.” She lifted a small card index file onto the desk and started to flick through it. “Of course all summer we’ve been desperately short of temps, but now that the holiday season is coming to an end there’s not quite such a large choice on offer. However, I b...elieve we have one or two which might interest you. Freeman and Lethbridge on the High Street are looking for – oh no, it’s a junior they want. And – yes, Culpepper, Simpson and Clark, just a little bit further up the Parade here, are wanting someone for the next three weeks.”
I let out my held breath. “That sounds ideal.”
“Just a moment and I’ll phone them to make sure they’re not fixed up.MoreLess
“Actually,” I said firmly, “I’d rather like to work for an estate agent, if there are any jobs available in that line.”
“Estate agents. I’ll just check.” She lifted a small card index file onto the desk and started to flick through it. “Of course all summer we’ve been desperately short of temps, but now that the holiday season is coming to an end there’s not quite such a large choice on offer. However, I b...elieve we have one or two which might interest you. Freeman and Lethbridge on the High Street are looking for – oh no, it’s a junior they want. And – yes, Culpepper, Simpson and Clark, just a little bit further up the Parade here, are wanting someone for the next three weeks.”
I let out my held breath. “That sounds ideal.”
“Just a moment and I’ll phone them to make sure they’re not fixed up.MoreLess
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