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.
Quentin receives a letter demanding back taxes from his town. Howard and Awful realize they need help from Hathaway, who is found living 400 years in the past. The children access Hathaway's Elizabethan household by entering through a white CURATOR door at the museum's rear. Hathaway proves reasonable, halts street construction, and agrees to assist with the taxes.