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the others bury it again.

In banks.

That one can come off.

Gilbert, Mr. Slater would like

to see Mr. Steyner.

Thank you, ma'am.

Please come this way, sir.

I'd better not go in with this.

Thanks.

Mr. Slater, sir.

Come in, Slater.

Please, sit down.

A drink?

Scotch, if I may, please.

I wanted a chat with you.

I thought it'd be more private,

here in my home.

There are too many rumors

about who's going to replace Lemmer.

I hadn't heard any.

Then you assume

it's going to be Plummer.

He is the senior man.

Yes, but that's the trouble.

He's a little too senior.

I need someone who

knows the operation,

but isn't tied in to the old methods,

the old prejudices.

I'm so tired of hearing

what can't be done...

I'd rather you didn't smoke.

If you don't mind.

The mines are in for a shake-up.

I'm looking for a younger man.

Someone adventurous

to help me do the shaking.

What do you think?

I think you need a younger,

adventurous man.

I've been looking at your record.

You never finished your engineering

degree. Expelled, disorderly conduct.

I finished it

by correspondence course.

Your conduct doesn't matter

when you send your answers by mail.

First mining job,

two charges of assault,

and then you joined us.

Bad record at first,

taking unnecessary risks.

But as underground manager,

you're record has been exemplary.

I must've matured.

But not on the private side,

divorced two years ago,

alimony, 450 rand a month,

a paternity suit by a Miss Johnson

cost you 150 rand a month.

An expensive apartment in Hillbrow,

an expensive car, not paid for.

These are high overheads,

Mr. Slater.

So, you're giving me a raise?

No.

But the job of general manager

does carry a higher salary.

Is this an offer,

or just an inquiry?

A little of each.

Of course, I'd have

to get the approval

of the chairman for my nomination.

He doesn't approve of divorced men

who took a correspondence course?

Not necessarily.

It depends.

Depends on what?

On how much I could rely on you.

If you were to become

general manager,

your future would lie with us.

You'd be my man.

I'd have to rely on you.

You could do that.

Good.

I'm glad we talked.

Can you find your own way out

through the garden?

I guess so.

It's the way I came in.

Finished work already?

If you call gardening work.

Anything that involves digging

is work. Mind if I smoke?

Not at all.

Did you have a successful meeting?

Very. If your husband

is as good as his word,

I'm the new general manager.

I imagine Pops will have

something to say about that.

Pops?

My grandfather.

What's so funny?

The chairman of CRC

being called Pops.

I'm the only one

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