In Which Mr Headstone Stores Up Some Treasures On Earth

Being in anticipation of the receipt of a large sum of money from a deceased relative, Mr. Headstone determined to lay out a portion of his future fortune on his own personal comfort by taking the very best room at the town’s very best hotel, and ordering a meal of the very best steak and the very best wine. A rumour had already circulated amongst the citizens of Coketown that the gentleman from London was appointed to meet Mr. Bounderby on matters of business, and in Coketown this was as good as money in the bank. The landlord of the hotel was more than happy to indulge even the most extravagant whims of the metropolitan gentleman, and - as there is nothing like the promise of wealth to promote the act of spending - Mr. Headstone exercised very little pecuniary restraint with regard to the arrangements for his accommodation