clerks-of-works

Updated: May 27, 2025

And then she said: "Your telegram must have been addressed wrong, or something." He sat down. Once again he was afraid. He was afraid of winning in the final competition. A vista of mayors, corporations, town clerks, committees, contractors, clerks-of-works, frightened him. He was afraid of his immaturity, of his inexperience. He could not carry out the enterprise; he would reap only ignominy.

Arnold Bennett - The Roll-Call