On Wednesday, because we hadn't received the keys, I went over to Hoggle's apartment after work. I asked for him to give the keys back. He said no. Then we had a debate for about 10 minutes. It was quite involved and actually kind of funny, but it would be difficult to put it in writing. To sum it up in a few sentences:
- Hoggle did not want to give us the keys because they are not his to give. The landlord gave them to him personally and until he is contacted directly, he will hold onto them. [Fair enough; perfectly reasonable].
- He is offended that we don't trust him with the keys. Lots of other tenants have trusted him.
This evening, he came over with the keys. He asked me to sign a little handwritten receipt, which I complied with. Then he told a story about how when he was little he was wrongly accused of being a thief. After that, I told him sorry about this turning into a big thing. It was never our intention. No, hard feelings? No hard feelings. And we shook on it.
All is well.
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