Hisfathersatsilentlyponderingforsomeminutes。Then，asifmakingasuddenresolve，hesaid:“Jack，Ihavebeenwantingtospeakwithyouaboutsomethingforsomeweeks。IhavecometoaplacewhereitisimperativethatIgetsomerelieffrommyload。
Yousee，Iamcarryingthewholeburdenofmanagementpracticallyalone。Ilookafterthefinancing，themarkets，Ikeepaneyeonproductionandevenuponthefactorymanagement。InnormalconditionsIcouldmanagetogetalong，butinthesecriticaldays，wheneverydepartmentcallsforclose，constantandsanesupervision，IfeelthatImusthaverelief。IfIcouldberelievedofthejobofshopmanagement，Icouldgivemyselftotheotherdepartmentswherethesituationatpresentisextremelycritical。Iwantamanager，Jack。Whynottakethejob？Now，“hecontinued，holdinguphishand，ashissonwasabouttospeak，“listenforamomentortwo。Ihavesaidthesituationisserious。Letmeexplainthat。
Thefinancingofthisbusinessinthepresentcrisisrequiresaman’sfulltimeandenergy。Markets，credits，collections，alldemandtheveryclosestattention。“
Jackglancedathisfather’sface。Forthefirsttimehenoticedhowdeep-cutwerethelinesthatindicatedcare，anxietyandworry。
Asuddenremorseseizedhim。