Chapter 10 Finalizing
After a brief silence, Klein picked up the black tea, took a sip, and said with a smile:
"This is a choice that can be considered, but Emperor Roselle once said, never rush to make a decision, only after repeated comparisons can you get the best answer.
"Any other options?"
Walter, who was wearing white gloves, said without any abnormal expression:
"Pacefield Street can also meet your requirements. I remember that the house on No. 9 is looking for a tenant. It is a villa type, two floors, more than a dozen rooms, with stables, servants' rooms and a small garden, furniture The utensils and utensils are relatively old, but they are decent, and the annual rent is 220 pounds."
The price is reasonable...reasonable...but No. 9 Pasfield Street means that it is no more than 100 meters away from St. Samuel's Church. Although this is in line with the theory of darkness under the lights, there must be some passers-by coming and going. There are few Nighthawks. When I want to leave and return secretly, it is very inconvenient and prone to problems... Klein, who originally had a rent budget of only 150 to 60 pounds, suddenly felt that 220 pounds was the price of the garden building in front of him. Not too bad a pound.
This made him wonder if the butler, Walter, deliberately said that it was expensive first.
Klein thought for a few seconds and said:
"Is there any more?"
Walter replied without a trace of impatience:
"The house at No. 160 Boklund Street is also for rent. It is also a three-story building with a garden, a stable, and a servant's room. There are more than a dozen rooms in total. It's only modest, and the rent is £315 a year."
315 pounds... The rental price flashed through Klein's mind numbly, and he asked in a deep voice:
"What's your suggestion?"
At this moment, he already had the answer in his heart, but as an employer, he couldn't rush to express his opinion, because if there were any common-sense mistakes in the decision, it would be easy to be underestimated.
Walter thought about it seriously:
"The one at 160 Berklund Street.
"Comparatively speaking, the neighbors here are more helpful for you to enter the upper class, and the house at No. 32 is too luxurious. Renting it directly will make the neighbors around you think that you lack the necessary cultivation and are not decent enough."
To put it simply, renting a house at 1,260 pounds per year for the first time is easy to be defined by neighbors as a nouveau riche who is eager to show off... For a rich man who is committed to entering the upper class, such a reputation is very bad... Klein After tasting the lipstick tea, he asked with a smile:
"Then why did you propose the option of 32 Berklund Street?"
Walter bowed unhurriedly and said:
"Dear sir, I am just a steward. My responsibility is not to make a decision, but to present all suitable options and make certain suggestions for your reference.
"In the absence of knowing your specific preferences, I must give the alternative goals as comprehensively as possible."
Very professional... He should be worried that Dwayne Dantès is a nouveau riche who likes to show off, so the choice of No. 32 Boklund Street at the beginning includes a certain degree of temptation, so that he can adjust his suggestions later Direction and management style... Klein laughed and said:
"Excluding the house on No. 32, we choose one of the two.
"Before making a decision, I'm used to going to the scene to have a look, and we set off after lunch."
"Yes, sir." Walter still looked serious and rigid.
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In the south area of the bridge, inside the Harvest Church.
Emlyn White was wiping the silver candlestick while thinking about the clues provided by Miss Magician.
"A secret gathering of Extraordinary people... This is equivalent to providing no clues. It is very difficult to track down, and I will not be able to join that party in a short time..." Emlyn looked at the surface of the silverware. Lowering himself, he raised his hand to comb his hair.
Then, he put away the rag, retreated to the first row of chairs in the church, sat down, and watched Bishop Utravski seriously praying in front of the altar without focusing his eyes.
One idea after another jumped out,
Sometimes sparks collided, and Emlyn suddenly grasped a detail:
"Why did there happen to be a puppet that would be extremely interesting to believers in the 'primordial moon'?"
Moon puppet, moon puppet... This feels like a bait for fishing. Could it be a trap designed by Ruth Bathory and the others? Emlyn's eyes lit up, and he stood up abruptly.
Ruth Bathory is a blood baron participating in the hunting competition, and is considered by Emlyn to be the strongest competitor.
The more Emlyn thought about it, the more he felt that this was a possibility, because he remembered that Bathory was a lover of antiquities, and he especially liked to collect strange items from the Southern Continent!
After walking back and forth for a few steps, the corners of his mouth curled up a little bit, heyed, and said to himself silently:
"I can't enter that Extraordinary gathering to find out the whereabouts of Windsor, a follower of the 'Original Moon', but I can monitor Ruth Bathory, and get rid of the target before he does!
"Haha, I'm looking forward to what kind of expression he will have.
"Well, the clue of Miss Magician is indeed worth 100 pounds."
Just when Emlyn was extremely excited, Father Utravsky finished his prayer, walked over, looked down at him, and said gently:
"Our piety does not lie in words, it must be reflected in every detail, and you are not focused enough today.
"Wipe the candlesticks again."
"Okay, okay." Emlyn suddenly felt ashamed and responded.
He didn't wake up until the priest turned and walked towards the confession room, and whispered in a funny and angry way:
"I'm not religious at all, I don't need to be religious!"
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Rows of upright Intis sycamore trees stood on both sides, making the street look quiet and peaceful. Klein walked out of the house at No. 160, holding a cane inlaid with gold.
He took a breath silently, turned his head to the butler Walter and said:
"You tell the master here, I am satisfied.
"For the time being, let's just rent it for a year, and then we may move to a better place, such as Queens."
His words implied his ambition to obtain a title, because Queens is where the nobles gather.
As for why not just rent for half a year to save money, it is because this type of high-end housing only accepts long-term contracts, and one year is the shortest term.
Frankly speaking, if money is not an issue, Klein still likes this house quite a lot. It has clean lawns, beautiful gardens, decent furnishings, exquisite utensils, numerous bedrooms, and enough furniture. Each floor contains multiple washrooms. The stables and servants' rooms did not cut corners, and they were the best residences Klein could imagine.
Walter immediately responded:
"I'll get a solicitor later.
"Sir, do you have any specific requirements for the servant?"
Klein strolled under the Intis plane tree, smiled and said:
"I want to hear your advice first."
Walter thought for a while and said:
"In any case, sir, you need a housekeeper."
During the previous interview, Klein mentioned that Dwayne Dantès was unmarried and childless, and had no lover in Backlund, so he didn't need a personal maid.
Seeing that Dwayne Dantès just nodded slightly without expressing his position, Walter continued:
"Her duty is to manage the maids and the family's financial expenses. Sir, you can't entrust everything to me, to the same person. Checks and balances are an art in politics and a good way to manage the family internally," said Emperor Roselle However, absolute power corrupts absolutely.
"In the face of money, I have a lot of confidence in myself, but it's just confidence."
Well, to be honest... There is still a need for a housekeeper, with an annual salary of about thirty to forty pounds... Klein nodded:
"it is good."
At this moment, Walter walked upright behind Klein and reached out to help him stop a taxi.
Getting into the carriage, he continued:
"As for the female housekeeper, I will ask the 'Association to Help Household Servants' to give a list, and you will choose it yourself, and I will not provide suggestions.
"Based on the current living situation, you also need a family property manager, who can be male or female, a personal servant, two first-class maids in charge of the bedrooms, and two second-class maids in charge of the living room and living room , two menservants in charge of receiving guests, a pantry maid, a kitchen maid, two washing maids, and two menial men.
"Besides these, a cook, two gardeners, two coachmen, or a coachman, a coachman's assistant, and if necessary, a valet, a handyman, a house nurse, and a cook's assistant.
"You don't have a carriage yet, and you must have two in the future, a four-wheeled sedan, about 300 pounds, and a two-wheeled one, about 100 pounds..."
Hearing the butler's detailed introduction of the servants he needed, Klein's mind went numb for a while, and he didn't want to calculate how much it would cost him. Anyway, they were paid monthly and weekly, not once a year.
Not counting servants, small workers, family nurses, and chef assistants, there are 10 to 11 male servants, and 9 to 10 female servants plus housekeepers...It is almost double what I expected before, and the weekly expenditure is more than 10 pounds... ...This can only be confirmed after all the employees are hired and the salary is negotiated... and the carriage... Klein watched Walter's mouth keep moving, and his thoughts drifted away involuntarily.
Seeing Mr. Dawn Dantès, who was calm, elegant and extremely personable, Walter nodded frequently, and subconsciously expanded the topic a little:
"You still need to rent a manor in the suburbs and entertain some friends there for a pleasant weekend. Don't worry about it. You can wait for you to hold a few dances and dinners on the 160th...
"Sir, you don't want to hire a handyman in front of the neighbors in this block. Only those families whose annual income is less than 500 pounds and cannot hire enough maids to do different things will hire a handyman...
"..."
Klein listened numbly, and put on a gentle smile reflexively.
After returning to the hotel, he watched the butler Walter go out before he sat down and lost all expression.
When it was 2:40, Klein rubbed his forehead, got up slowly, entered the bedroom, and prepared to call this week's Tarot Club.
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