The nephew, who, after all, had not shown himself to be very praiseworthy, had already been--compensated.

His own will had already been made,--of course in his son's favour.

As there had been so much success,--and as continued success must always be doubtful,--would it not be well that he should come back as soon as possible?
There would be enough now for them all.
Then he expressed an opinion that such a place as Nobble could not be very nice for a permanent residence.
Nobble was not very nice.

Over and beside his professional success, there was not much in his present life which endeared itself to John Caldigate.

But the acquisition of gold is a difficult thing to leave.
There is a curse about it, or a blessing,--it is hard to decide which,--that makes it almost impossible for a man to tear himself away from its pursuit when it is coming in freely.