I wonder a bit what is going on here. If Tresco's father-in-law was in dire straits, Tresco would have gone already. The fact that he's still in Pakistan to some extent suggests that the matter may not be as serious as it first sounded and, barring really bad news in the coming 48 hours (which none of us wants to hear), I think he'll stay on.

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