Nothing on earth should make him consider himself master of Castle Richmond as long as his father lived.

Nor would Clara,--his Clara, wish it.

He knew her well, he boasted.

It would amply suffice to her to live there with them all.

Was not the house large enough?
And, indeed, where else could he live, seeing that all his interests were naturally centred upon the property?
And then Sir Thomas did give his consent.