After a brief silence, Klein picked up the black tea, took a sip, and said with a smile:
This is a choice and can be considered, but Emperor Rossell once said that you should never rush to make a decision. Only after repeated comparisons can you get the best answer.
Is there any other choice?
Walter, wearing white gloves, said without any abnormality:
Pestefel Street can also meet your requirements, I remember the house at No. 9 is looking for a tenant, it is villa-shaped, two floors, a dozen rooms with stables, servant's room and a small garden, with relatively old furniture and utensils, but decent, with a rent of £220 per year.
The price is reasonable...reasonable...but No. 9 Paisfield Street means no more than 100 meters away from St. Samuel Church. Although this is in line with the theory of darkness under the light, there must be many night watchers among the passers-by. When I want to leave and return secretly, it is very inconvenient and prone to problems... Klein, whose original rental budget is only 150 or 60 pounds, was baptized by the price of the garden building in front, and suddenly felt that 220 pounds was not bad.
This made him wonder if the butler Walter deliberately said it was expensive first.
Klein thought for a few seconds and said:
Is there any more?
Walter replied without a trace of impatientness:
The house at 160 Berkelund Street is also for rent. It is also a three-story building with a garden, stable and servant's room. It has a total of more than a dozen rooms, but its geographical location is not as good as the building No. 32. The furnishings and furniture can only be regarded as decent. The annual rent is 315 pounds.
315 pounds... Klein's mind flashed a little numbly, and he asked in a deep thought:
What are your suggestions?
At this moment, he actually had an answer in his mind, but as an employer, he should not be in a hurry to express his opinion, because if there are any common sense mistakes in his decision, it is easy to be looked down upon.
Walter thought seriously and said:
160 Berklund Street.
In comparison, the neighbors here are more helpful for you to enter the upper class, and the house No. 32 is too luxurious. Renting directly will make the neighbors around you think you lack the necessary cultivation and are not appropriate enough.
Simply put, renting a house worth 1,260 pounds a year when you first arrive is easy to define by your neighbor 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 tasted the lipstick tea and asked with a smile:
Then why did you propose the option of 32 Berklund Street?
Walter bowed calmly and said:
Dear sir, I am just a housekeeper. It is not my responsibility to make decisions, but to show all the appropriate options and make certain suggestions for your reference.
Without knowing your specific preferences, I have to give the options as comprehensive as possible.
Very professional Ah... He should be worried that Dawn Dance is a nouveau riche who likes to show off, so he first gave the option of 32 Berklund Street. This option contains some temptation to facilitate the adjustment of the suggested direction and management style in the future... Klein laughed:
Excluding the house No. 32, we choose one of them.
Before making a decision, I used to go to the scene to take a look and we set off after lunch.
Yes, sir.Walter still looked so serious and stern.
……
In the south of the bridge, inside the Harvest Church.
Emlyn White wiping the silver candlestick while thinking about the clues provided by Miss Magic.
A secret party of extraordinary people... This is equivalent to not providing clues. It is quite difficult to keep track of them, and I cannot join that party in a short time... Emlin looked at the surface of the silverware, raised his hand to comb his hair.
Then he put his rag, retreated to the first row of the church chairs, sat down, watching Bishop Utlavsky praying seriously in front of the altar without any focus.
One thought after another jumped out, and sparked from time to time, Emlin suddenly grasped a detail:
Why does a puppet happen to appear that can make the believers of the ‘primitive moon’ extremely interested?
Moon puppet, Moon puppet... This feels like fishing bait Ah. Could it be that it was a trap designed by Ruth Bartori and others?Emlin's eyes lit up and he stood up suddenly.
Ruth Bartori is a vampire baron who participated in the hunting competition and is regarded by Emlin as his strongest competitor.
The more Emlin thought about it, the more he felt that this was possible, because he remembered that Bartori was an antiquities enthusiast and especially liked to collect strange and strange objects from the Southern Continent!
After walking back and forth for a few steps, the corners of his mouth curled up little by little, he yelled, and said silently:
I can't get into that extraordinary party to check the whereabouts of Windsor's 'primitive moon' believer, but I can monitor Ruth Bartori and then snatch him and solve the target!
Haha, I'm looking forward to what kind of expression he will have.
Well, the clue of ‘Magic’ is indeed worth £100.
Just when Emlin was extremely excited, Father Utlavsky finished his prayer, walked over, looked down at him, and said gently:
Our piety is not about words, it must be reflected in every detail, and you are not focused enough today.
Rub the candlestick again.
OK, OK.Emlin suddenly responded with shame.
When the priest turned and walked towards the confession room, he woke up and whispered in a funny and angrily:
I am not pious at all, I don’t need to show piety!
……
Rows of straight Intis sycamore trees stand on both sides, making the street look quiet and quiet. Klein slowly walked out of the house No. 160 with a golden stick.
He took a breath silently, turned his head to the butler Walter:
You tell the owner here that I am very satisfied.
Let's only rent it for a year, and next we may move to a better place, such as Queens.
His words imply his ambition to obtain a title, because Queens is a place where nobles gather.
As for why you don’t just rent it for half a year and save money, it is because this type of high-end house only accepts long-term contracts, and one year is the shortest period.
To be honest, if you don’t have to worry about money, Klein still likes this house very much. It has clean lawns, beautiful gardens, decent furnishings, exquisite utensils, numerous bedrooms, enough furniture, and multiple bathrooms on each floor. There is no corner cuts in the stables and servant rooms on the side and rear. It is the best place Klein could have imagined before.
Walter immediately responded:
I'll hire a lawyer later.
Sir, what specific requirements do you have for servants?
Klein strolled under the Intis sycamore tree and said with a smile:
I want to hear your suggestions first.
Walter thought about it and said:
Sir, no matter what, you still need a female butler.
During the previous interview, Klein mentioned that Dawn Dance had no children and had no lover in Beckland, so he did not need a personal maid.
Seeing that Dawn Dontes nodded slightly and did not express his opinion, Walter said:
Her duty is to manage the maid and the financial expenses of the family. Sir, you cannot give everything to me, to the same person. Checks and balances are political art and a good way to manage the family within it. Emperor Rossell the Great said that absolute power leads to absolute corruption.
In the face of money, I have great confidence in myself, but only by confidence.
Well, very honest... It is still necessary for a female housekeeper to earn about thirty or forty pounds a year... Klein nodded:
good.
At this time, Walter walked straight behind Klein's side and reached out to help him stop a taxi carriage.
After getting on the carriage, he continued:
For the candidates for the butler, I will ask the 'Help Family Servants Association' to give a list, which you will choose by yourself, and I will not provide any advice.
Judging from the current living conditions, you also need a family property administrator, either a male or female, a personal male servant, two first-class maids in the bedroom, two second-class maids in the living room, two male servants in the reception of guests, one storeroom maids, one kitchen maids, two washing maids, and two rough male servants.
In addition to these, there is also a chef, two gardeners, two coachman, or a coachman, and a coachman assistant. If necessary, you can add a waiter, a small worker, a family nurse, and a chef assistant.
You don't have a carriage now, and you must have two after that, one four-wheeled sedan, about 300 pounds, one two-wheeled, roughly 100 pounds…
Listening to the butler's detailed introduction to the servants needed, Klein's mind was tangled and he didn't want to calculate how much it would cost him. Anyway, he paid monthly and weekly, and he didn't have to pay one year at a time.
Not counting servants, workers, family nurses, and chef assistants, there are 10 to 11 male servants, 9 to 10 female servants and 30 female housekeepers... It is almost doubled compared to what I had expected before, and the weekly expenses are over 10 pounds... Only when all the hires are done and the salary is negotiated can we confirm... There is also a carriage... Klein looked at Walter's mouth and kept moving, and his thoughts floated away involuntarily.
Seeing the calm, elegant and graceful Mr. Dawn Dontes nodded frequently, Walter subconsciously expanded the topic a little:
You will also need to rent a manor in the suburbs to entertain some friends to have a pleasant weekend there. There is no need to worry. You can wait for several dance parties and dinners on the 160th...
Sir, don't make a chore maid in front of your neighbors in this neighborhood. Only families who earn less than 500 pounds a year and cannot hire enough maids to do different things will hire a chore maid...
……
Klein listened numbly, with a gentle smile like conditioned reflexes.
Back at the hotel and watching the butler Walter go out, he sits down and loses all his expression.
At 2:40, Klein rubbed his forehead, slowly got up, and entered the bedroom, preparing to call the Tarot meeting this week.
This is a choice and can be considered, but Emperor Rossell once said that you should never rush to make a decision. Only after repeated comparisons can you get the best answer.
Is there any other choice?
Walter, wearing white gloves, said without any abnormality:
Pestefel Street can also meet your requirements, I remember the house at No. 9 is looking for a tenant, it is villa-shaped, two floors, a dozen rooms with stables, servant's room and a small garden, with relatively old furniture and utensils, but decent, with a rent of £220 per year.
The price is reasonable...reasonable...but No. 9 Paisfield Street means no more than 100 meters away from St. Samuel Church. Although this is in line with the theory of darkness under the light, there must be many night watchers among the passers-by. When I want to leave and return secretly, it is very inconvenient and prone to problems... Klein, whose original rental budget is only 150 or 60 pounds, was baptized by the price of the garden building in front, and suddenly felt that 220 pounds was not bad.
This made him wonder if the butler Walter deliberately said it was expensive first.
Klein thought for a few seconds and said:
Is there any more?
Walter replied without a trace of impatientness:
The house at 160 Berkelund Street is also for rent. It is also a three-story building with a garden, stable and servant's room. It has a total of more than a dozen rooms, but its geographical location is not as good as the building No. 32. The furnishings and furniture can only be regarded as decent. The annual rent is 315 pounds.
315 pounds... Klein's mind flashed a little numbly, and he asked in a deep thought:
What are your suggestions?
At this moment, he actually had an answer in his mind, but as an employer, he should not be in a hurry to express his opinion, because if there are any common sense mistakes in his decision, it is easy to be looked down upon.
Walter thought seriously and said:
160 Berklund Street.
In comparison, the neighbors here are more helpful for you to enter the upper class, and the house No. 32 is too luxurious. Renting directly will make the neighbors around you think you lack the necessary cultivation and are not appropriate enough.
Simply put, renting a house worth 1,260 pounds a year when you first arrive is easy to define by your neighbor 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 tasted the lipstick tea and asked with a smile:
Then why did you propose the option of 32 Berklund Street?
Walter bowed calmly and said:
Dear sir, I am just a housekeeper. It is not my responsibility to make decisions, but to show all the appropriate options and make certain suggestions for your reference.
Without knowing your specific preferences, I have to give the options as comprehensive as possible.
Very professional Ah... He should be worried that Dawn Dance is a nouveau riche who likes to show off, so he first gave the option of 32 Berklund Street. This option contains some temptation to facilitate the adjustment of the suggested direction and management style in the future... Klein laughed:
Excluding the house No. 32, we choose one of them.
Before making a decision, I used to go to the scene to take a look and we set off after lunch.
Yes, sir.Walter still looked so serious and stern.
……
In the south of the bridge, inside the Harvest Church.
Emlyn White wiping the silver candlestick while thinking about the clues provided by Miss Magic.
A secret party of extraordinary people... This is equivalent to not providing clues. It is quite difficult to keep track of them, and I cannot join that party in a short time... Emlin looked at the surface of the silverware, raised his hand to comb his hair.
Then he put his rag, retreated to the first row of the church chairs, sat down, watching Bishop Utlavsky praying seriously in front of the altar without any focus.
One thought after another jumped out, and sparked from time to time, Emlin suddenly grasped a detail:
Why does a puppet happen to appear that can make the believers of the ‘primitive moon’ extremely interested?
Moon puppet, Moon puppet... This feels like fishing bait Ah. Could it be that it was a trap designed by Ruth Bartori and others?Emlin's eyes lit up and he stood up suddenly.
Ruth Bartori is a vampire baron who participated in the hunting competition and is regarded by Emlin as his strongest competitor.
The more Emlin thought about it, the more he felt that this was possible, because he remembered that Bartori was an antiquities enthusiast and especially liked to collect strange and strange objects from the Southern Continent!
After walking back and forth for a few steps, the corners of his mouth curled up little by little, he yelled, and said silently:
I can't get into that extraordinary party to check the whereabouts of Windsor's 'primitive moon' believer, but I can monitor Ruth Bartori and then snatch him and solve the target!
Haha, I'm looking forward to what kind of expression he will have.
Well, the clue of ‘Magic’ is indeed worth £100.
Just when Emlin was extremely excited, Father Utlavsky finished his prayer, walked over, looked down at him, and said gently:
Our piety is not about words, it must be reflected in every detail, and you are not focused enough today.
Rub the candlestick again.
OK, OK.Emlin suddenly responded with shame.
When the priest turned and walked towards the confession room, he woke up and whispered in a funny and angrily:
I am not pious at all, I don’t need to show piety!
……
Rows of straight Intis sycamore trees stand on both sides, making the street look quiet and quiet. Klein slowly walked out of the house No. 160 with a golden stick.
He took a breath silently, turned his head to the butler Walter:
You tell the owner here that I am very satisfied.
Let's only rent it for a year, and next we may move to a better place, such as Queens.
His words imply his ambition to obtain a title, because Queens is a place where nobles gather.
As for why you don’t just rent it for half a year and save money, it is because this type of high-end house only accepts long-term contracts, and one year is the shortest period.
To be honest, if you don’t have to worry about money, Klein still likes this house very much. It has clean lawns, beautiful gardens, decent furnishings, exquisite utensils, numerous bedrooms, enough furniture, and multiple bathrooms on each floor. There is no corner cuts in the stables and servant rooms on the side and rear. It is the best place Klein could have imagined before.
Walter immediately responded:
I'll hire a lawyer later.
Sir, what specific requirements do you have for servants?
Klein strolled under the Intis sycamore tree and said with a smile:
I want to hear your suggestions first.
Walter thought about it and said:
Sir, no matter what, you still need a female butler.
During the previous interview, Klein mentioned that Dawn Dance had no children and had no lover in Beckland, so he did not need a personal maid.
Seeing that Dawn Dontes nodded slightly and did not express his opinion, Walter said:
Her duty is to manage the maid and the financial expenses of the family. Sir, you cannot give everything to me, to the same person. Checks and balances are political art and a good way to manage the family within it. Emperor Rossell the Great said that absolute power leads to absolute corruption.
In the face of money, I have great confidence in myself, but only by confidence.
Well, very honest... It is still necessary for a female housekeeper to earn about thirty or forty pounds a year... Klein nodded:
good.
At this time, Walter walked straight behind Klein's side and reached out to help him stop a taxi carriage.
After getting on the carriage, he continued:
For the candidates for the butler, I will ask the 'Help Family Servants Association' to give a list, which you will choose by yourself, and I will not provide any advice.
Judging from the current living conditions, you also need a family property administrator, either a male or female, a personal male servant, two first-class maids in the bedroom, two second-class maids in the living room, two male servants in the reception of guests, one storeroom maids, one kitchen maids, two washing maids, and two rough male servants.
In addition to these, there is also a chef, two gardeners, two coachman, or a coachman, and a coachman assistant. If necessary, you can add a waiter, a small worker, a family nurse, and a chef assistant.
You don't have a carriage now, and you must have two after that, one four-wheeled sedan, about 300 pounds, one two-wheeled, roughly 100 pounds…
Listening to the butler's detailed introduction to the servants needed, Klein's mind was tangled and he didn't want to calculate how much it would cost him. Anyway, he paid monthly and weekly, and he didn't have to pay one year at a time.
Not counting servants, workers, family nurses, and chef assistants, there are 10 to 11 male servants, 9 to 10 female servants and 30 female housekeepers... It is almost doubled compared to what I had expected before, and the weekly expenses are over 10 pounds... Only when all the hires are done and the salary is negotiated can we confirm... There is also a carriage... Klein looked at Walter's mouth and kept moving, and his thoughts floated away involuntarily.
Seeing the calm, elegant and graceful Mr. Dawn Dontes nodded frequently, Walter subconsciously expanded the topic a little:
You will also need to rent a manor in the suburbs to entertain some friends to have a pleasant weekend there. There is no need to worry. You can wait for several dance parties and dinners on the 160th...
Sir, don't make a chore maid in front of your neighbors in this neighborhood. Only families who earn less than 500 pounds a year and cannot hire enough maids to do different things will hire a chore maid...
……
Klein listened numbly, with a gentle smile like conditioned reflexes.
Back at the hotel and watching the butler Walter go out, he sits down and loses all his expression.
At 2:40, Klein rubbed his forehead, slowly got up, and entered the bedroom, preparing to call the Tarot meeting this week.
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