Since my family were not going to be helpful,I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.
I had seen an agency advertised in a local newspaper.I rushed out of the house in search of it.I was wildly exited,and as nervous as if I were going on the stage.Finding the place quite easily,I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking,if you please.”
The simple atmosphere of the office calmed me.The woman looked carefully at me through her glasses,and then questioned me in a low voice.I answered softly.All of a sudden I started to feel rather hopeless.She wondered why I was looking for this sort of job.I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be difficult to get a job without experience.I wondered weather I ought to leave,when the telephone on her desk rang.I heard her say:
“As a matter of fact,I’ve got someone in the office at this very moment who might suit.” She wrote down a number,and held it out to me saying：“Ring up this lady.She wants a cook immediately.In fact,you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”
“Oh yes,” said I—never having cooked for more than for people in my life.I thanked her again and again,and rushed out to the nearest telephone box.I collected my thoughts,took a deep breath,and rang the number; I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for.
I spent the next few hours reading cookbooks