Chapter 17 Driving Practice

• In fact, Principal Wright hadn't fully understood what had happened, but he gave a firm negative answer to Nicholas Walker's implicit threat to fire Amanda Moore without hesitation—that was Amanda Moore they were talking about, someone they had worked so hard to recruit!
• Nicholas Walker asked in disbelief: "Why not? Do you know what she did to me? Aren't you worried about the Walker family withdrawing our investment from your research projects?"
• Due to the confidentiality agreement, the principal couldn't explain to an outsider what Amanda Moore's work entailed. He could only say succinctly: "I can't fire her. She's a formal employee."