Charlie nervously sat in the office of the lawyer, who represented the estate of a man named Augustine Boveda,
"Augustine Boveda, in his will, stated thatthe estate would only keep on paying his gentleman's gentleman if he were to work for you" the man said as he shifted through some paperwork.
"What?" Charlie could not believe it. "Why not have him go to one of his kids?"
"They have their own servants and will not contest their father's wishes"
"Wh-Why did he do this?"
"Your work at his company, not only saved it, but doubled the profits." the lawyer reminded him. "And he wanted to thank you somehow."
"So if I refuse the estate won't give him a salary?"
"That is correct"
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A very surprised Charlie returned home.
"So what happened?" Alan asked, wondering if maybe his son had inherited something.
"The Estate of Augustine Boveda is paying for his valet to work for me. I had to accept or they'd leave him out on the street."
"You mean like Jeeves?" Alan asked. He loved the Jeeves and Wooster series of books.
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The new valet, Horatio, came to the house at around eight in the morning. He had been in Boveda's service for three years before his death and had been thankful that the estate would continuing paying his salary. Before working in the states, he had been the gentelman's gentleman for twenty years to an aristocratic family. He rang the doorbell and Charlie answered.
"Good morning, Doctor Eppes" Horatio said.He knew, from hearing conversations that Charlie had been a child prodigy and so was younger than most people with doctorates. "I was given to understand that you required a valet"
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