The government then called my brother, asked him to come to Government House, and he told the story that I’ve just told to you. And my brother reminded him that the tax payers paid his salary, meaning the government. He said, “We pay your salary and your upkeep. The crown appoints you, you weren’t elected, the crown appointed you for four years, but we the Barbadian tax payers pay your salary and you know it’s a very big salary. It’s a plum for everyone who has served the crown for a long spell of time; when they’re just about to retire they give them Barbados or Trinidad or Jamaica as a little, I would say, reward, so they can save every penny for those four years, go back to England and retire and have a wonderful nest egg. But the local man pays that salary.” So my brother reminded him who pays his salary. Well, he didn’t like that, so he said, “Nevertheless, I’ll give you my final word, Goddard. No is the answer. You bought it for ships and for ships it remains!” Then my brother said to him, “Is that your real final word?” “Yes, Goddard.” He said, “Well, I have given you your last chance.” He said, “Goddard, do you realize you’re speaking to the government?” He said, “Yes, your excellency” and departed.299 ¶12