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'FORSYTE, BUSTARD AND FORSYTE, 'Commissioners for Oaths, '92001, BRANCH LANE, POULTRY, E.C., 'May 17, 1887. 'DEAR BOSINNEY, 'I have, received your letter, the terms of which not a little surprise me. I was under the impression that you had, and have had all along, a "free hand"; for I do not recollect that any suggestions I have been so unfortunate as to make have met with your approval. In giving you, in accordance with your request, this "free hand," I wish you to clearly understand that the total cost of the house as handed over to me completely decorated, inclusive of your fee (as arranged between us), must not exceed twelve thousand pounds--L12,000. This gives you an ample margin, and, as you know, is far more than I originally contemplated. 'I am, 'Yours truly, 'SOAMES FORSYTE.' On the following day he received a note from Bosinney: 'PHILIP BAYNES BOSINNEY, 'Architect, '309D, SLOANE STREET, S.W., 'May 18. 'DEAR FORSYTE, 'If you think that in such a delicate matter as decoration I can bind myself to the exact pound, I am afraid you are mistaken. I can see that you are tired of the arrangement, and of me, and I had better, therefore, resign. 'Yours faithfully, 'PHILIP BAYNES BOSINNEY.' Soames pondered long and painfully over his answer, and late at night in the dining-room, when Irene had gone to bed, he composed the following: '62, MONTPELLIER SQUARE, S.W., 'May 19, 1887. 'DEAR BOSINNEY, 'I think that in both our interests it would be extremely undesirable that matters should be so left at this stage. I did not mean to say that if you should exceed the sum named in my letter to you by ten or twenty or even fifty pounds, there would be any difficulty between us. This being so, I should like you to reconsider your answer. You have a "free hand" in the terms of this correspondence, and I hope you will see your way to completing the decorations, in the matter of which I know it is difficult to be absolutely exact. 'Yours truly, 'SOAMES FORSYTE.' Bosinney's answer, which came in the course of the next day, was: 'May 20. 'DEAR FORSYTE, 'Very well. 'PH. BOSINNEY.' CHAPTER VI OLD JOLYON AT THE ZOO Old Jolyon disposed of his second Meeting--an ordinary Board--summarily. He was so dictatorial that his fellow directors were left in cabal over the increasing domineeringness of old Forsyte, which they were far from intending to stand much longer, they said. He we
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