Meeting At Infinity
“That check-and-balance proposition was presenting itself more and more squarely to Clostrides as the night moved on.
Power. The high bailiff of The Market had it. That was never disputed. Men spoke the name of Manuel Clostrides with respect and admiration. In particular, they admired the skill with which he dominated the situations created by the tempestuous clash of personalities between the Directors.
And that was true, so far as it went. Tonight, Clostrides knew it had not gone far enough.
H...e sat alone in his huge office atop the Market’s tower, and moved his hands across the arms of his chair as though he were fumbling for his reins of power. As though, one by one, they were becoming greasy and slipping away.
He had a sensation that a world which he had painfully mastered, had learned to know in all its intricacy, was changing faster than he could adjust.
Pragmatic, possibly dogmatic, but capable of rapid decision and untiring control over his troublesome Directors: that was the way he was accustomed to regarding himself.MoreLess
Power. The high bailiff of The Market had it. That was never disputed. Men spoke the name of Manuel Clostrides with respect and admiration. In particular, they admired the skill with which he dominated the situations created by the tempestuous clash of personalities between the Directors.
And that was true, so far as it went. Tonight, Clostrides knew it had not gone far enough.
H...e sat alone in his huge office atop the Market’s tower, and moved his hands across the arms of his chair as though he were fumbling for his reins of power. As though, one by one, they were becoming greasy and slipping away.
He had a sensation that a world which he had painfully mastered, had learned to know in all its intricacy, was changing faster than he could adjust.
Pragmatic, possibly dogmatic, but capable of rapid decision and untiring control over his troublesome Directors: that was the way he was accustomed to regarding himself.MoreLess
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