In these chapters, Old Jolyon continues to make up for lost time in re-establishing a relationship with his son and grandchildren. I love the defiant way that he removed his will from the family firm and took his business elsewhere. He is turning up his nose at the Forsytes and their attitudes. When I thought about it further, I realized that it was easier for Aunts, Uncles and cousins to pass judgment and cut someone out of their life for social infractions than it was for a father.

Old Jolyon derives great satisfaction from knowing that his son will be richer than Soames. "It was sweet to think that at last he was going to make the boy a richer man by far than that son of James, the 'man of property'. "