▁not ▁to ▁inter f ere ▁and ▁listened ▁to ▁F lem ing ▁put ▁the ▁case ▁for ▁the ▁un emp loy ed . ▁Out ▁of ▁this ▁encounter ▁came ▁a ▁friendship ▁which ▁end ured ▁after ▁Hop et oun ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁While ▁in ▁Australia , ▁he ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁visited ▁Ch ummy ' s ▁house ▁at ▁ 6 ▁Arg yle ▁Place , ▁Carl ton , ▁which ▁was ▁built ▁with ▁money ▁he ▁l ent ▁Ch ummy , ▁the ▁house ▁bearing ▁the ▁name ▁' H op et oun ' ▁when ▁completed ▁( since ▁demol ished ). ▁According ▁to ▁some ▁reports , ▁Hop et oun ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁press uring ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁speed ▁up ▁government ▁work ▁projects . ▁ ▁Upon ▁Hop et oun ' s ▁imp ending ▁departure , ▁he ▁don ated ▁money ▁and ▁ 2 5 ▁dozen ▁bott les ▁of ▁champ agne , ▁entr usted ▁to ▁F lem ing , ▁for ▁distribution ▁to ▁the ▁un emp loy ed . ▁Several ▁comment ators ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁saw ▁this ▁as ▁a ▁round - about ▁s lap ▁at ▁the ▁establishment ▁for ▁ref using ▁to ▁pay ▁Hop et oun ▁what ▁he ▁thought ▁he ▁needed . ▁F lem ing ▁d uly ▁distributed ▁the ▁g ifts ▁to ▁the ▁un emp loy ed ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁register : ▁One ▁sh illing ▁to ▁each ▁married ▁man ▁and ▁ 6 d ▁to ▁each ▁single ▁man ▁who ▁attended ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁The ▁following ▁day ▁the ▁bott les ▁of ▁Champ