the promise of gold - the men of the sheds - the cost of a penny and the usefulness of widows - overheads underfoot - security , the importance thereof - a fascination with transactions - a son of many fathers - alleged untrustworthiness in a case of flaming underwear - the panopticon of the world and the blindness of mr bent - an arch comment 'somehow i was expecting something ... bigger , ' said moist , looking through the steel bars into the little room that held the gold .