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Updated: May 19, 2025
He was not at Coston's, nor anywhere in the vicinity of Wesley, but at Craddock, on the bay a small country house some miles distant, where he and his dogs had often spent days and weeks during the ducking season. St. George had settled down there to rest and get away from his troubles; that was why he had not answered Pawson's letters.
So don't kindle too many fires with Pawson's wood I hadn't a log to my name when I left or it may warm somebody's else's shins besides mine," and a merry twinkle shone in his eyes. Harry burst out laughing. "Wood or no wood, Uncle George, I'm going to be landlord now Pawson can move out and graze his cattle somewhere else.
In this praiseworthy effort, to Todd's unbounded astonishment, Pawson had one night developed a plan in which the greatly feared and much-despised Gadgem was to hold first place. Indeed on the very morning succeeding the receipt of Pawson's letter and at an hour when St. George would be absent at the club, there had come a brisk rat-a-tat on the front door and Gadgem had sidled in.
Pawson's intervention alone had staved off the fatal climax by promising the holder to keep the loan alive by the collection of some old debts borrowed money and the like due St. George for years and which his good nature had allowed to run on indefinitely until some of them were practically outlawed.
George tried to stop him with a frown, but Pawson's face was turned towards Harry and he failed to get the signal. "Quite right, and quite lucky; they were both important items in Mr. Gadgem's list, and both checks passed through the bank and were paid before the smash came."
He was not surprised nothing surprised him in these days he was only curious. "For the rooms you occupy. I can get enough for them, sir, not only to clear up the back interest, but to keep the mortgage alive and " St. George's face paled as the full meaning of Pawson's proposal dawned in his mind. That was the last thing he had expected. "Turn me into the street, eh?"
When you asked Harry he would smile and wink and perhaps keep on whispering to Pawson or Gadgem whose eyes were glued to a list which had its abiding place in Pawson's top drawer. Outside of these four conspirators yes, six for both Todd and Jemima were in it, only a very few were aware of what was really being done.
He paused for a moment, fastened his gaze again on Harry, and continued: "As to my going back to Pawson's, I am not altogether sure that that is the wisest thing to do. I may have to leave again as soon as I get comfortably settled in my bed. I turned out at his bidding before and may have to turn again when he says the word.
While all this had been going on upstairs another equally important conference was taking place in Pawson's office below, where Harry at Pawson's request had gone to meet Gadgem and talk over certain plans for his uncle's future welfare. He had missed Kate by one of those trifling accidents which often determine the destiny of nations and of men. George.
As to what went on inside the mansion itself not the most inquisitive could fathom: no one being permitted to peer even into Pawson's office, where so large a collection of household goods and gods were sprawled, heaped, and hung, that it looked as if there had been a fire in the neighborhood, and this room the only shelter for miles around.
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