Part 7 (2/2)

Now there is a Piccadilly in Hanbridge; also a Pall Mall and a Chancery Lane The adjective ”e, is just

”London?” questioned Edward Henry, ”I understood London ere chatting over there” With his elbow he indicated the uely outside the room

”London,” said Mr Bryany

And Edward Henry thought:

”What on earth a with London for? What use should I be in London?”

”You see the plot marked in red?” Mr Bryany proceeded ”Well, that's the site There's an old chapel on it now”

”What do all these straight linesthe plan Lines radiated from the red plot in various directions

”Those are the lines of vision,” said Mr Bryany

”They show just where an electric sign at the corner of the front of the proposed theatre could be seen from You notice the site is not in the Circus itself--a shade to the north” Mr Bryany's finger approached Edward Henry's on the plan, and the clouds froled ”Now you see by those lines that the electric sign of the proposed theatre would be visible froent Street, Coventry Street and even Shaftesbury Avenue You see what a site it is--absolutely unique”

Edward Henry asked coldly:

”Have you bought it?”

”No,” Mr Bryany seeht it

But I've got an option on it”

The ic word ”option” wakened the drowsy speculator in Edward Henry

And theat the plan endowed the plot of land with reality! There it was! It existed!

”An option to buy it?”

”You can't buy land in the West End of London,” said Mr Bryany, sagely ”You can only lease it”

”Well, of course!” Edward Henry concurred

”The freehold belongs to Lord Woldo, now aged six ot an option to take up the remainder of the lease, with sixty-four years to run, on the condition I put up a theatre And the option expires in exactly a fortnight's time”

Edward Henry frowned and then asked:

”What are the figures?”

”That is to say,” Mr Bryany corrected hiot half the option”

”And who's got the other half?”