Yes, Trevor is great with old characters. I felt so sorry for the Marstons and their ageing servant, Cronin. I kept thinking, "surely they will find a way to evict these usurpers", but of course it never happened. If there is one thing Trevor's prose does NOT feature, it is heroism. His characters tend to go out "not with a bang, but a whimper." The feeling of injustice the reader has, combined with the increasing inadequacy of the old characters to do anything significant about their predicament, makes this story quite poignant.
Yes, Trevor is great with old characters. I felt so sorry for the Marstons and their ageing servant, Cronin. I kept thinking, "surely they will find a way to evict these usurpers", but of course it never happened. If there is one thing Trevor's prose does NOT feature, it is heroism. His characters tend to go out "not with a bang, but a whimper." The feeling of injustice the reader has, combined with the increasing inadequacy of the old characters to do anything significant about their predicament, makes this story quite poignant.