Thankfully, collecting rents in the market office while traders lost business was just a blip (see Oliver: rent boy?).Most of the time Barmy operated the policy of other managers and collected the rent from the traders at their stalls. Where Barmy differed from his predecessors was in his choice of security assistance. Collecting the rent has always carried a little risk and a wise manager takes along some muscle for backup. In the past, someone like George or Anson would be on hand to look intimidating and carry the cash.
So who did Barmy choose to protect GSM's money? Step forward the fearsome Dodger. Whenever Barmy went on his rounds to collect rents, Dodger was there - moneybag at the ready. I think it was a brilliant tactic. What self-respecting armed robber would ever believe that the thick end of five grand was being held by a six-year-old?
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