When Quentin receives a letter from the town demanding payment of a huge amount in back taxes, Howard and Awful decide that they have to seek help from Hathaway who, they discover, lives 400 years in the past. The children visit Hathaway in his Elizabethan household by going through a white door marked CURATOR at the back of the museum. Hathaway proves to be very reasonable, stops the street digging, and promises to help about the taxes.
When Quentin receives a letter from the town demanding payment of a substantial sum in back taxes, Howard and Awful decide they need to seek assistance from Hathaway, who turns out to live 400 years ago. The children visit Hathaway at his Elizabethan household by passing through a white door labeled CURATOR at the museum's rear. Hathaway proves reasonable, stops the street digging, and agrees to help with the taxes.