With the looming threat of a general strike, Charlie resolves to keep business as usual, and buys a few more shops at low prices, along with an art gallery which had been previously sold to Guy Trentham's wife.
wɪððə lˈuːmɪŋ θɹˈɛt əvə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl stɹˈaɪk, tʃˈɑːɹli ɹᵻzˈɑːlvz tə kˈiːp bˈɪznəs æz jˈuːʒuːəl, ænd bˈaɪz ɐ fjˈuːmˌoːɹ ʃˈɑːps æt lˈoʊ pɹˈaɪsᵻz, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ɐn ˈɑːɹt ɡˈælɚɹi wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn pɹˈiːviəsli sˈoʊld tə ɡˈaɪ tɹˈɛnθæmz wˈaɪf.