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"I thought ships were generally named after women," Theo said

"His Grace named the vessel after hi smoothly on, "the duties attached to the Percival added up to eight thousand pounds We secured payer ies, but the captain left for a better post" Mr Reede turned over a page in his ledger

"We’re up to forty-five thousand pounds in debt," Theo said "That really is rather a lot"

"There is a small firm of weavers located in Cheapside," Mr Reede said "Ryburn Weavers has made a steady profit of around three thousand pounds per annuot about its existence," Mr Reede said, adding rather hesitantly, "I used the incoes in the various houses, as well as the crew of the Percival"

"So naturally you did not rely "That was exceptionally shrewd of you Thank you, Mr Reede"

She elbowed Ja But he started up froan ranging about the roonored hi and turned back to Mr Reede "My preference would be to pay down the debt fro the estate self-sustaining Is that possible, in your estiht," Reede offered, "if a reasonable invest the income up twenty percent within a short period of time, say two to three years"

"I would be more comfortable if we received inco that Lord Islay and I discussed in the past was the possibility of building a cera Staffordshire clay, and half our estate see I’m sure that we could do better"

"It would take a considerable outlay to establish a profitable concern My guess is that you would have to try to lure solance at Jaht

"I’ll explain any plans we ht make to my husband," Theo said

"Just do whatever you want," Jae" He had never been happy with facts and figures, but once they were tra around the estate, he would probably have a hundred ideas about how to increase the wheat harvest

And once they got the cera, Theo had no doubt that he could handle any contingency He had a true gift for talking to laborers, likely because he envied their lot

"What do you think about the idea of establishing a ceraer glanced over his shoulder again Ja his forehead against it, the very portrait of despair "In conjunction with improvements to the sheep farm, I think that would serve very well indeed,to a close, Ja into the street, screae his own estate because he couldn’t bear thinking or talking about numbers As Reede prosed on, his entire body tensed with the fervent wish to get the hell out of the library