I took the broom and made a wild sweep along the workbench, and an edge of the unwieldy head sent a tray of tools flying. Patrick picked up a chipped chisel and looked at me as if I had attacked his son. "Have you never used a broom before?"
In the scene from "The Beekeeper's Apprentice," the narrator is engaging in a somewhat clumsy act of cleaning by using a broom to sweep the workbench. However, this action leads to unintended chaos as a tray of tools is knocked over, causing Patrick, who values his tools, to react with surprise and disapproval. He picks up a mangled chisel, indicating his dismay at the narrator's lack of care.
Patrick's reaction reflects a deeper connection to his tools and the foibles of the narrator, who seems inexperienced with such tasks. His rhetorical question suggests that he is incredulous that someone could be so unskilled as to cause such a mess, highlighting the theme of competence and the importance of respecting one's tools in both craftsmanship and life.
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