The Adjustment of Nicola JamesChapter 10 Competence
Nicola proved herself a competent, if not talented, housekeeper. While possessing no natural aptitude for domestic labour, her ability to pay attention to detail allowed her to complete most of the tasks assigned to her satisfactorily. My first reviews of her work made some application of the flogger necessary in order to correct some minor failings. However, the greatest difficulty that Nicola experienced with her new tasks was that of behaving as a good domestic should; carrying out every...