After it.

Sub- + n – N subroutine

VI. Find reference to these places in the story; find them in a map:

Epson, Corfu

VII. Say who or what is meant:

Claims adjuster, careers master, lager, comprehensive school, grammar school, a typing pool, a semi-detached house, a go-slow

VIII. Explain how you understand the following:

1. Septimus Horatio Cornwallis did not live up to his name. With such a name he should have been a cabinet minister, an admiral, or at least a rural dean

2. Despite this set-back, Septimus rose slowly over the years from office ladder as resting upon each rung for some considerable time), which afforded him the grandiose title of assistant deputy manager (claims department).

3. He might even become one of those signatures on the million pound cheques.

4. Septimus operated his daily life by means of a set of invariant subroutines, like a primitive microprocessor, while he supposed himself to be a great follower of tradition and discipline.

5. This humdrum existence seemed certain to last from womb to tomb, for Septimus was not the stuff on which authors base two hundred thousand wood sagas.

IX. Answer the following questions:

1. Where did Mr. Cornwallis live?

2. How many cigarettes did he smoke a day? Where did he buy them?

3. Could you describe Septimus’s daily routine?

4. Who were his usual fellow travelers?

5. Why was Septimus delayed one evening?'

6. What annoyed Septimus most of all?

7. What were “the outrages” perpetrated by the youth in a leather jacket?

8. Why did Septimus start chainsmoking?

9. How did the confrontation between Septimus and the youth end?

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