When Pettifer does so, Strange remarks that it seems that has no problem with the principle of obeying Strange, ony with the execution. When Pettifer enters the office, Strange crumples up the letter he is currently writing, throws it at Pettifer's feet and orders him to pick it up. The next day, Pettifer approaches Strange in his office. Pettifer sends a murderer after Delaney but the man is killed by Delaney. He then tells Pettifer that Delaney is all his. Claiming that he had hoped to settle the matter in a "modern" way, Strange remarks that it seems that this will be impossible. After Delaney has left the room, Strange sits down, claiming that the son is "as unstable as the father". Strange, however, does not intend to sell his land to the company and is not at all intimidated by Strange or the others. When the company later invites Strange in to discuss Nootka, which they intend to buy from him for a relatively cheap price, Pettifer is the first to welcome him, he then introduces the men in the room, lastly naming Strange as the chairman of the East India Company. At that point, Pettifer, who had been tasked with investigating Delaney, reveals the rumors about Delaney who has returned from a mysterious journey to Africa. He and the other board members are surprised when Sir Stuart reveals that they will not, as planned, receive Nootka Sound as it is not inherited to Delaney's daughter but to his son James. Pettifer is present in the East India Company board meeting in which the legacy of the recently deceased Horace Delaney is discussed.
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