The steward next proceeded to turn the mansion, the park, home farm, and preserves into revenue.
Everything was prepared to attract the wealthy man who wanted the temporary use of a good country house, first-class shooting and hunting.
He succeeded in doing what few gentlemen have accomplished: he made the pheasants pay.

One reason, of course, was that gentlemen have expenses outside and beyond breeding and keeping: the shooting party itself is expensive; whereas here the shooting party paid hard cash for their amusement.

The steward had no knowledge of pheasants; but he had a wide experience of one side of human nature, and he understood accounts.
The keepers were checked by figures at every turn, finding it impossible to elude the businesslike arrangements that were made.

In revenue the result was highly successful.

The mansion with the first-class shooting, hunting, and lovely woodlands--every modern convenience and comfort in the midst of the most rural scenery--let at a high price to good tenants.