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1、Thenthisponceyonehadleantoverthedesk,allsmug,allsuited,andsaid,Wewouldrequiresomethingotherthanmerelyhavingfoughtinawar,Mr.Jones.Warexperienceisn'treallyrelevant. Andthatwasit,wasn'tit.Therewasnorelevanceinthewarnotin'55,evenlessnowin'74. Nothinghedidthenmatterednow.Theskillsy
2、oulearntwere,inthemodernparlance,notrelevant,nottransferable. Wasthereanythingelse,Mr.Jones? Butofcoursetherebloodywasn'tanythingelse,theBritisheducationsystemhavingtrippedhimupwithasniggermanyyearspreviously.Still,hehadagoodeyeforthelookofathing,fortheshapeofathing,andthat'sh
3、owhehadendedupinthejobatMorganHerotwentyyearsandcountinginaprintingfirmintheEustonRoad,designingthewayallkindsofthingsshouldbefoldedenvelopes,directmail,brochures,leafletsnotmuchofanachievement,maybe,butyou'llfindthingsneedfolds,theyneedtooverlap,otherwiselifewouldbelikeabroadshee
4、t:flappinginthewindanddownthestreetsoyoulosetheimportantsections.NotthatArchiehadmuchtimeforthebroadsheetsIftheycouldn'tbebotheredtofoldthemproperly,whyshouldhebothertoreadthem(that'swhathewantedtoknow)? Whatelse?Well,Archiehadn'talwaysfoldedpaper.Onceuponatimehehadbeenatrackcyc
5、list.WhatArchielikedabouttrackcyclingwasthewayyouwentroundandround.Roundandround.Givingyouchanceafterchancetogetabitbetteratit,tomakeafasterlap,todoitright. ExceptthethingaboutArchiewasheneverdidgetanybetter.62.8seconds.Whichisaprettygoodtime,world-classstandard,even.Butforthree
6、yearshegotprecisely62.8secondsoneverysinglelap.Theothercyclistsusedtotakebreakstowatchhimdoit.Leantheirbikesagainsttheinclineandtimehimwiththesecondhandoftheirwristwatches.62.8everytime.Thatkindofinabilitytoimproveisreallyveryrare.Thatkindofconsistencyismiraculous,inaway. Archie
7、likedtrackcycling,hewasconsistentlygoodatitanditprovidedhimwiththeonlytrulygreatmemoryhehad.In1948,ArchieJoneshadparticipatedintheOlympicsinLondon,sharingthirteenthplace(62.8seconds)withaSwedishgynaecologistcalledHorstIbelgaufts.UnfortunatelythisfacthadbeenomittedfromtheOlympicrec
8、ordsbyasloppysecretarywhoreturned