According to him it was necessary to reupholster the furniture with new cretonne, to put up curtains, make the garden tidy, plant flowers and build a bridge by the lake; but he forgot many other things which were essential, and thus caused Dolly a great deal of trouble.
Sus inclinaciones eran las de un soltero y obraba siempre de acuerdo con ellas. Al volver del pueblo declaró con orgullo a su mujer que todo estaba arreglado, que la casa quedaba preciosa y que le aconsejaba que fuese a vivir allí.