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Bab had done to him. So all my work was useless and I had twice as much trouble getting the wheel back on. Got it on once, found I had missed a washer, and had to take it off and put it on again! I was about a nervous wreck by the time I finally wound the job up.

This evening as I write this, I have calmed down considerably and feel much better. I have had the new office situation on my mind a lot since Thursday when Whitey and I had our long discussion. There will be a lot of things for me to study up on -- accounting, financial statements, corporate balance sheets, substation equipment, factory accounting practice, overhead, etc, etc, But the more I think of this thing the more it appeals to me. I see in it the greatest opportunity that has come to me yet - at last, a real stepping stone toward the top. I feel certain this job can be made as big a job as the man who has it wants to make it. People have always leaned on me and found me helpful. I feel certain that Whitey and Cash would learn to do the same thing eventually, and I could make a job that would be as responsible and worthwhile as any in the Department. I feel also that whoever takes over Henry's special work is almost automatically installed in G.E. for life - not that I'd take the job for the sake only of that security, but it is a factor that is on the desirable side of the ledger. The more I think of this, the more it seems like a long cherished dream coming true - a dream that sometimes has seemed it must always be just a dream. I want to measure up to all this.