carver - very understanding , he had asked him if everything was all right at home , had asked him how he had got the bruises on his face ; but he had been serious , too , he had said that a slovenly attitude could not be tolerated , he had reminded kim that he had a team of men who looked to him for an example , that there were building schedules to keep to , that his delays meant that other people could not complete their jobs , that he - mr .