firstly , that caroline 's father , emmett scott , had apparently betrothed caroline to the hague boy , and also the fact that the hague boy , possibly on account of his condescending manner , his tendency to make vital mistakes in even the most simple business dealings and his ability to wind people up , had a minder , a man named wilson , who was an uncultured brute of a man but very big , with one slightly closed-up eye , who was said to be tough .