That seems a bit harsh, particularly if his ideas have merit. Then again, the pie-making industry isn't exactly strictly merit-based, either. As they step outside into the harsh cold - the temperature seems to have dropped even further, but Ned feels warm with the alcohol, and pleasantly light on his feet - he says, "I got fired once. It was this crummy little hole-in-the-wall bakery and the guy only wanted me there to mop the floors and that kind of thing. I stayed late one night after it was closed and made a pie. I brought my own ingredients, and I was gonna clean up afterwards, but he caught me and sacked me. It was only because he tried some of the pie and it was better than his. He didn't say so, but I could tell."
It's not boasting if it's true, is it? Besides, Ned's ability as a piemaker is the one thing in his life that's really worth boasting about.
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That seems a bit harsh, particularly if his ideas have merit. Then again, the pie-making industry isn't exactly strictly merit-based, either. As they step outside into the harsh cold - the temperature seems to have dropped even further, but Ned feels warm with the alcohol, and pleasantly light on his feet - he says, "I got fired once. It was this crummy little hole-in-the-wall bakery and the guy only wanted me there to mop the floors and that kind of thing. I stayed late one night after it was closed and made a pie. I brought my own ingredients, and I was gonna clean up afterwards, but he caught me and sacked me. It was only because he tried some of the pie and it was better than his. He didn't say so, but I could tell."
It's not boasting if it's true, is it? Besides, Ned's ability as a piemaker is the one thing in his life that's really worth boasting about.