Quote Originally Posted by Sir C View Post
One can well imagine his desire to feel accepted by the establishment. Given his vast wealth, he spends his time mixing with the rich and the powerful, knowing that he will never really be one of the, because of his background. All that's left for him to achieve is acceptance into the gang.

Poor bloke.
Somewhat reminiscent of Julius Beer, who built himself the largest tomb in Highgate Cemetary, employing the best architects and craftsmen, and positioned it in from of the view from the balcony in front of St Michael's to obstruct the then view of London (now behind trees) in a big Eff You gesture.

"Beer was born into poverty in Frankfurt and determined to make his fortune. He dealt on the London Stock Exchange and became proprietor of The Observer newspaper. However, being Jewish and a foreigner and having earned his wealth by commercial success rather than inheritance, he always felt ostracised by Victorian high society."

http://cemeteryexplorers.blogspot.co...-highgate.html
http://www.victorianweb.org/art/arch...teries/16.html