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.
Jakkolwiek sir Karol Baskerville mieszkał w Baskerville Hall od niedawna, lecz jego uprzejmość, hojność i szlachetność, zjednały mu szacunek tych wszystkich, którzy mieli z nim do czynienia.