Lord of the Mysteries Chapter 10: Finalize
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After a short silence, Klein picked up black tea, took a sip, and said with a smile:
"This is an option that you can consider, but Mister Russell Great Emperor once said that you should never rush to make a decision. Only after repeated comparisons can you get the best answer.
"Are there any other options?"
The expression of Walter wearing white gloves said nothing unusually:
"Percival Street can also meet your requirements. I remember that the house on the 9th is seeking tenants. It is a villa type, two floors, a dozen rooms, with stables, servant rooms and a small garden. Furniture and utensils are relatively old, but decent, and the annual rent is 220 pounds. "
The price is fairly reasonable ... reasonable ... But Percival Street 9 means that it is no more than 100 meters away from Church of Saint Samuel. Although this is in line with the theory of black under lights, there must be a lot of Night Watcher among passers-by. When I want to leave and return in secret, it is very inconvenient and easy to cause problems ... Klein, which originally had a rent budget of only one hundred 5-6 and ten pounds, was baptized by the price of the garden building in front.
This makes him wonder if the housekeeper Walter is deliberately expensive first.
Klein thought for a few seconds and said:
"Is there any?"
Walter replied without any trace of impatience:
"The house at 160 Berklund Street is also for rent. It is also a three-storey building with a garden, stables, and servant room. There are more than a dozen rooms, but the location is not as good as the 32 building. Furniture and utensils can only be considered decent, and the annual rent is 315 pounds. "
315 pounds ... Klein flashed the rental price slightly numbly in his mind, and asked in a deep voice:
"What is your suggestion?"
At this moment, he actually has an answer in his heart, but as an employer, he cannot rush to express his position, because if there is any common sense blunder in the decision, it is easy to be underestimated.
Walter thought about it seriously:
"The building at 160 Berklund Street.
"Comparatively speaking, the neighbors here are more helpful for you to enter the upper class, and the house No. 32 is too luxurious. Direct renting will make the neighbors think that you lack the necessary cultivation and are not adequate. "
Simply put, renting a house of 1,260 pounds per year when you first arrive is easily defined by neighbors as an upstart who is eager to show off. For a rich man who is committed to entering a high society, such gossip is very bad ... Klein tasted lipstick tea and asked with a smile:
"Then why did you propose the option of 32 Berklund Street?"
Walter performed a courtesy without hesitation:
"Mr. esteemed, I am just a housekeeper. My responsibility is not to make decisions, but to show all suitable options and make certain suggestions for your reference.
"Under the circumstances that do not know your specific preferences, I must give as many goals as possible."
Professional ... He should be worried that Dawn Dantes is an upstart who likes to show up, so the first choice is 32 Berklund Street. This choice includes some degree of temptation, so that I can adjust the recommended direction and Management style ... Klein smiled and said:
"Exclude the house No. 32, we choose one of two.
"Before making a decision, I used to go to the scene and take a look. We will set off after lunch."
"Yes, sir." Walter is still serious and old-fashioned.
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Bridge southern district, Church of Harvest.
Emlyn White wiped the silver candlestick while thinking of the clues provided by Miss Magician.
"A secret Extraordinary party ... This is equivalent to not providing clues. It is very difficult to track down, and I can't join the party in a short time ..." Emlyn looked at the surface of the silverware and examined it Lower yourself and raise your hand to comb your hair.
Then, he put the rag and retreated to the first row of chairs in the church, sat down, and looks at Bishop Vatrovski, with no focus, prayed seriously in front of the altar.
One idea after another jumped out, and sometimes sparks collided, Emlyn suddenly grasped a detail:
"Why does it happen that a puppet that is extremely interested in Primordial Moon believers?"
Moon Puppet, Moon Puppet ... This feels like a bait for fishing, could it be that, could it be that are the traps designed by Rus Bathory? As soon as Emlyn's eyes lit up, Huo Di stood up.
Rus Bathory is a baron blood race participating in a hunting competition, and is regarded as the strongest competitor by Emlyn.
Emlyn thinks more and more that it is possible, because he remembers that Bathory is an antiquarian lover, especially likes to collect the strange item from southern continent!
He walked back and forth a few steps, his mouth slightly raised, hey, he said to himself silently:
"I ca n’t enter the Extraordinary party to check the whereabouts of the Primordial Moon believer in Windsor, but I can monitor Rus Bathory, and then grab the target before him and solve the goal!
"haha, I look forward to what kind of expression he will have.
"Well, the Miss Magician thread is indeed worth 100 pounds."
Just when Emlyn was very excited, Father Vatrovski ended his prayer and came over, bowed his head at looks at, and said gently:
"Our piety does not lie in words, but in every detail, and you are not focused enough today.
"Wipe the candlestick again."
"Okay, okay." Emlyn responded with embarrassment.
When priest turned around and walked towards confession room, he woke up and whispered funny and angrily:
“I ’m not religious at all, I do n’t need to be religious!”
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Straight rows of Intis parasol tree stood on both sides, making the street look quiet and quiet. Klein slowly walked out of the 160th house with a cane inlaid with gold.
He silently took a deep breath, he turned his head to the housekeeper Walter:
"You tell the owner here, I am very satisfied.
"Let ’s just rent it for a year, then we may move to a better place, such as Queen District."
This sentence implied his ambition to earn the title, because Queen District is where nobles gather.
Why not just rent for half a year and save money, because these high-end houses only accept long-term contracts, and one year is the shortest period.
honestly speaking, if you do n’t worry about money, Klein still likes this house. It has a clean lawn, beautiful garden, well-furnished furniture, exquisite utensils, many bedrooms, enough furniture, each floor contains multiple bathrooms, side and rear The stables and servants' rooms are also not cut corners, which is the best residence imaginable before Klein.
Walter immediately responded:
"I will go and invite a Solicitor in a minute.
"Sir, what specific requirements do you have for servants?"
Klein strolled under Intis parasol tree and said with a smile:
"I want to hear your suggestions first."
Walter thought a bit then said:
"Sir, no matter what, you still need a housekeeper."
In the previous interview, Klein mentioned that Dawn Dantes was unmarried and childless, and there was no lover in Beckland, so there was no need to be a maid.
Seeing Dawn Dantes just nodded slightly, no expression, Walter said down:
"Her duty is to manage the maid and family finances, sir, you ca n’t give everything to me, to the same person, check and balance, it is political art, and a good way to manage the family, Mister Russell Great Emperor However, absolute power leads to absolute corruption.
"In front of money, I have great confidence in myself, but it only stops in faith."
Well, it ’s frank ... An housekeeper is still necessary, the annual salary is about 3-4 ten pounds ... Klein nodded:
"Okay."
At this time, Walter walked straight behind Klein and reached out to help him stop a rented carriage.
In the carriage, he continued:
"For the candidates of housekeeper, I will let‘ Help the Domestic Servant Association ’give a list, which you personally select, I do not provide suggestions.
“In view of the current living situation, you also need a family property manager, either male or female, a close-fitting male servant, two first-class maids responsible for the bedroom, and two responsible for the living room and living room. Second-class maid, two male servants responsible for receiving guests, one storeroom maid, one kitchen maid, two washing maids, and two rough-working maids.
"In addition to these, there is also a cook, two gardeners, two carriagemen, or a coachman and a coachman assistant, if necessary, you can add a servant, a small worker, a home nurse, a chef assistant.
"You do n’t have a carriage now, you must have two cars, a four-wheeled coupe, about 300 pounds, and two wheels, about 100 pounds ..."
Listen to the servant that introduction needs in detail, Klein has a numb mind for a while, and I do n’t want to calculate how much it will cost me. Anyway, it is paid on a monthly basis every week, instead of giving it once a year.
Not counting servants, small workers, home nurses, cook assistants, 10 to 11 male servants, plus housekeeper9 to 10 female servants ... almost double what I had previously estimated, and the weekly expenditure is more than 10 pounds, right? ...... This can only be determined after all the employees are hired and the salary is discussed ... and the carriage ... Klein looks at Walter's mouth keeps moving, and his thoughts drift away involuntarily.
Walter saw the calm and elegant Mr. Dawn Dantes nodded frequently, and subconsciously expanded the topic a little:
"You will need to rent a manor in the suburbs and entertain some friends to spend a happy weekend there. No need to worry. You can wait for a few dances and dinners on the 160th ...
"Sir, do n’t presume to work as a maid in the neighborhood of this neighborhood. Only those families with an annual income of less than 500 pounds who ca n’t hire enough maids to do different things will only hire a maid ...
"..."
Klein listened numbly, with a gentle smile like conditioned reflex.
Going back to the hotel and watching the housekeeper Walter go out, he sat down and lost all his expression.
Wait until 2:40, Klein rubbed one's temples, slowly get up and enter the bedroom, ready to call this week's Tarot Society.