NOTES

so much depravity and ingratitude

It would seem more than coincidental that the father would invoke a concept (depravity) that entered the arena of this novel only the night before, upon the son's once again catching sight of his Creature, "a depraved wretch" (I:6:23 and note). Also, the tone of class condescension, although it may accord generally with contemporary attitudes toward servants, has resonance within the larger social attitudes revealed in the ensuing chapter.