Once the kitchen boiler was filled with kindling wood and charcoal, the temperature inside No. 2 Cork Street swiftly climbed to a level that both Arthur and Pendragon found comfortable.
By the time Arthur had made sure Lady Anna was settled in, Pendragon had already burrowed into his cat's nest.
When Arthur emerged from the kitchen with a hot cup of cocoa, Pendragon was already sound asleep, snoring loudly.
Envying his Orange Cat, he turned up the kerosene lamp in the Spirit Medium Parlor.
Arthur began to tally the spoils he had gained from Harris.
The spoils were divided into four parts.
The first part, gold.
The second part, notes.
The third part, secret techniques.
The fourth part, props.
The first thing Arthur counted was the gold, not because it was more important than the notes or secret techniques, but because it was more straightforward—neatly stacked in two cases were 400 bars, each weighing 1 pound!
