Hetooknoaccountofhisbitter，secretjealousyofthisgirl，who，ashethought，hadestrangedhissonfromhim，andpreventedhimfromcarryingouthischerishedplansofmakingofhimaclergymanlikehimself，orofhisinnatephysicalhatredofwomenwhichcausedhimtodesirethatGodfreyshouldremaincelibate。Thesemotives，althoughhewaswellawareofthem，hesetdownasnaught，beingquitesure，inviewofthegoodnessofhisaims，thattheywouldbeoverlookedorevencommendedbythePoweraboveWhomhepicturedinhismind’seyeasafuriousoldman，animatedchieflybyjealousyandadesiretowreakvengeanceonandtorturethehelpless。ForitisthelessonsoftheOldTestamentthatsinkmostdeeplyintothesoulsofMr。Knightandhiskind。
SirJohn’sendswerequitedifferent。Hewastheveryvulgarestofself-mademen，coarseandbrutalbynature，asensualistofthetypethatisuntouchedbyimagination；amanwhowouldcrushanyonewhostoodinhispathwithoutcompunction，justbecausethatpersondidstandinhispath。Buthewasextremelyshrewd——witnessthewayhesawthroughMr。Knight——andinhisownfashionveryable——witnesshissuccessinlife。
Moreover，sinceamanofhistypehasgenerallysomeobjectbeyondthemereacquiringofmoney，particularlyafterithasbeenacquired，hehadhis，torisehigh，forhewasveryambitious。Hisnaturaldiscernmentsetallhisownfailingsbeforehimintheclearestlight；
alsotheirconsequences。Heknewthathewasvulgarandbrutal，andthatasaresultallpersonsofrealgentilitylookeddownuponhim，howevermuchtheymightseemtocringebeforehismoneyandpower，yes，thoughtheychancedtobebutlabouringmen。
Forinstance，hiswifehaddoneso，whichwasoneofthereasonswhyhehatedher，asindeedhadallherdistinguishedrelatives，aftertheycametoknowhim，althoughhelentthemmoney。Heknewthatevenifhebecameapeer，ashefullyexpectedtodo，itwouldbethesamestory；outwarddeferenceandlipservice，butinwarddislikeandcontempt。Inshort，therewerelimitswhichhecouldneverhopetopass，andthereforesofarashewasconcerned，hisambitiousthirstmustremainunslaked。