A little man, Mr. Hayward, who cast a large shadow. A very large and rather crooked shadow.
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They do share one or two traits. Vanity. A distorted morality. A lack of empathy. And murderers tend to feel that they are above the rules and laws that govern ordinary mortals.
Grandfather said fortunes don't last if they get split between the weak members of a family. They should be concentrated in the hands of the strong.