condensed master

The Reluctant Agent
A Compelling Story of Espionage
about the meeting.
"How long have you been with Margaret's group?"
"I'm still finishing my apprenticeship so I'm not officially with them yet, not for
a couple of months. But I've been looking into the type of work and have become
very interested."
"Who are you with at the moment?"
"Amalgamated Wireless of Australasia."
Will knew the company well, a very prestigious firm. Adam will have served
an excellent apprenticeship.
"Have you looked at the equipment that the group is using at the moment?"
"Yes, but I'm a bit worried."
"About what?"
"Tony's asking me about upgrading, and I don't feel confident enough to do it."
"Can you build circuits from diagrams and do preliminary testing?"
"Yes, and I enjoy doing that."
"Tell Tony to see me about the upgrading. When I've decided how to go about
it we can put our heads together and come up with how best to achieve it. Tony
doesn't understand how electronics are derived, he could even ask you to do
something that hasn't been invented yet!"
"That's a relief, I didn't want to fail on my first project."
"I think you'll do just fine, take things one step at a time. Are you doing
anything with transistors yet?"
"Yes, but they are very expensive."
"Ask Margaret to order say, ten or a dozen from Mullard, I've already spoken
to her about using them. They will reduce the size of the units which will be a
terrific advantage when they have to be carried around."
Adam's enthusiasm started to surface again. "You can now show me the
projects you're working on."
"You haven't asked me about my passing grades?"
"I don't need to know. As I've just said a minute ago I think you'll do fine."
Will found it difficult to get away as they moved from one subject to another,
but was beginning to see the possible advantage he could gain by having him
around. Adam was completely dedicated and whenever projects were envisaged,
he would handle the majority of the work, which was going to be beneficial.
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