In these days of nouveaux riches it is refreshing to find a case where the scion of an old county family which has fallen upon evil days is able to make his own fortune and to bring it back with him to restore the fallen grandeur of his line. Sir Charles, as is well known, made large sums of money in South African speculation.
I denne, de rike oppkomlingers tid, er det betryggende å se at en ætling av en gammel slekt som det var gått nedover med, er i stand til å skape seg en formue selv og bringe den hjem for å gjenreise sin sunkne ætt til sin gamle makt og glans.