The Man of Property Part I Chapter II - Old Jolyon Goes To The Opera

In which old Jolyon Forsyte sits solitary in his sombre study, grappling with the strains of family discord and the changing values of his London world, while recollections of past pleasures mingle with present anxieties. A chance encounter with his estranged son leads to a tentative reunion, revealing the lingering complexities of love, pride, and the heavy mantle of property.