Mr。Maitlandturnedsharplyuponthespeaker。
“Whatisyourname，myman？“heenquired。
“ManameisMalcolmMcNish。’Adootyehavenahar-r-dit。Butthenamemaitterslittle。It’sthequestion’A’mspeerin’——askingatye。“
HerewasnoamateurinthebusinessofGrievanceCommittees。Hismannerwasthatofaself-respectingmandealingwithafellow-manontermsofperfectequality。TherewasacompleteabsenceofWigglesworth’snoisybluster，asalsoofGilby’sviolentprofanity。
Heobviouslyknewhisgroundandwasreadytoholdit。Hehadacaseandwaspreparedtodiscussit。Therewasnooccasionforheatorblusterorprofanity。Hewaspreparedtodiscussthematter，mantoman。