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Gernon and two or three other people keeping each other honest. Gernon was Havens' opposite number. If there was a crack in the armor of either one of them, you could trust the opposite one to come and tell. Any little defect got reported instantly. They watched each other like hawks. You didn't have to keep a permanent policeman on the job to see that nothing crooked happened. It was a wonderful situation, although of course from the point of view of your scientific manager it doesn't make good sense. But when you've got a delicate situation that's very hazardous from the point of view of corruption and graft, it's not a bad idea. Our problem in factory inspection was that there would be graft.

I consulted Elkus about how to approach these people and what to do. We came to a conclusion. Elkus's advice was, “Just go in boldly. Smile as though nothing had happened. Be polite to everybody. After all they're all politicians.”

I did feel a little queer about walking down there and into the office. I hadn't had a word of welcome from anybody on the Commission. I felt just a little queer about it. I went and bought myself a new dress - pretty, respectable and decent. I decided I'd turn up at nine o'clock in the morning.

The night before I thought, “Now Mitchell hasn't telephoned to me. He should have. That's good manners.