Apart from taking himself very seriously, he is an extreme example of self-importance, with the unhappy result that he is much snubbed by those he considers beneath him. He has a wife called Carrie and a son called Lupin, the latter unsuitably engaged to the distressingly inferior Daisy Mutlar.
He is characterized as excessively self-important, leading to him being arrogant and causing him to be snubbed by those he considers beneath him. His wife's name is Carrie, and his son's name is Lupin, who is engaged to Daisy Mutlar, whom he finds inferior.