Here was a woodenhead whom I had put in the way of glittering promotions and prodigious responsibilities and but one thing could happen : he and his responsibilities would all go to ruin together at the first opportunity .

我让一个 呆瓜 可能有机会青云直上，荣膺重任；而 结局只能是：时机一到，他和他的事业前程都会一齐完蛋。