stillmoreamazingwastohimnobloodrelation。Notoutandout，ofcourse；onlyalifeinterest——onlytheincomefromit！Still，thereitwas；andoldJolyon’sclaimtobetheperfectForsytewasendedonceforall。That，then，wasthefirstreasonwhytheburialofSusanHayman——atWoking——madelittlestir。Thesecondreasonwasaltogethermoreexpansiveandimperial。BesidesthehouseonCampdenHill，SusanhadaplaceleftherbyHaymanwhenhediedjustovertheborderinHants，wheretheHaymanboyshadlearnedtobesuchgoodshotsandriders，asitwasbelieved，whichwasofcourseniceforthem，andcreditabletoeverybody；andthefactofowningsomethingreallycountrifiedseemedsomehowtoexcusethedispersionofherremains——thoughwhatcouldhaveputcremationintoherheadtheycouldnotthink！Theusualinvitations，however，hadbeenissued，andSoameshadgonedownandyoungNicholas，andtheWillhadbeenquitesatisfactorysofarasitwent，forshehadonlyhadalifeinterest；andeverythinghadgonequitesmoothlytothechildreninequalshares。
ThethirdreasonwhySusan’sburialmadelittlestirwasthemostexpansiveofall。ItwassummedupdaringlybyEuphemia，thepale，thethin：”Well，Ithinkpeoplehavearighttotheirownbodies，evenwhenthey’redead。”ComingfromadaughterofNicholas，aLiberaloftheoldschoolandmosttyrannical，itwasastartlingremark——showinginaflashwhatalotofwaterhadrununderbridgessincethedeathofAuntAnnin’86，justwhentheproprietorshipofSoamesoverhiswife’sbodywasacquiringtheuncertaintywhichhadledtosuchdisaster。Euphemia，ofcourse，spokelikeachild，andhadnoexperience；forthoughwelloverthirtybynow，hernamewasstillForsyte。But，makingallallowances，herremarkdidundoubtedlyshowexpansionoftheprincipleofliberty，decentralisationandshiftinthecentralpointofpossessionfromotherstooneself。WhenNicholasheardhisdaughter’sremarkfromAuntHesterhehadrappedout：”Wivesanddaughters！There’snoendtotheirlibertyinthesedays。I
knewthat’Jackson’casewouldleadtothings——lugginginHabeasCorpuslikethat！”Hehad，ofcourse，neverreallyforgiventheMarriedWoman’sPropertyAct，whichwouldsohaveinterferedwithhimifhe——hadnotmercifullymarriedbeforeitwaspassed。But，intruth，therewasnodenyingtherevoltamongtheyoungerForsytesagainstbeingownedbyothers；that，asitwere，Colonialdispositiontoownoneself，whichistheparadoxicalforerunnerofImperialism，wasmakingprogressallthetime。Theywereallnowmarried，exceptGeorge，confirmedtotheTurfandtheIseeumClub；
Francie，pursuinghermusicalcareerinastudioofftheKing’sRoad，Chelsea，andstilltaking’lovers’todances；Euphemia，livingathomeandcomplainingofNicholas；andthosetwoDromios，GilesandJesseHayman。Ofthethirdgenerationtherewerenotverymany——youngJolyonhadthree，WinifredDartiefour，youngNicholassixalready，youngRogerhadone，MarianTweetymanone；
St。JohnHaymantwo。Buttherestofthesixteenmarried——Soames，RachelandCicelyofJames’family；EustaceandThomasofRoger’s；