Guess the job!
1. An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of organized society is reared. When we wriggles [sic] he mistakes the agitation of his tail for the trembling of the edifice. As compared with the statesman, he suffers the disadvantage of being alive. Source:
http://www.alcyone.com/max/lit/devils/h.html
2. one employed to handle correspondence and manage routine and detail work for a superior
Source:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secretary
A secretary, I guess :-)
ReplyDeleteYes a secretary - the Devils Dictionary definition makes it the job sound rather Dickensian
ReplyDeleteIt is definitely secretary, got that from your webster link posted here too:).
ReplyDeleteI agree with all of you - a secretary
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