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Richard Last is Tony Last’s cousin, whose line of the family had been disinherited from Hetton by rite of primogeniture. Nevertheless, he and his rambunctious family still think of Hetton as their own when they come to visit Tony and Brenda at Christmas, making Brenda uncomfortable with their rustic, un-aristocratic ways. After Tony’s presumed death, Richard and his family are the closest living relatives and inherit the estate. He and his family happily move in, and he downsizes the staff and introduces fox farming on Hetton grounds to bring in extra cash.
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Richard Last Character Timeline in A Handful of Dust
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Chapter 5: In Search of a City
...anything in his absence, and that Tony’s presumptive heirs are his cousins, the family of Richard Last . Brenda can’t believe that Tony meant to stay abroad for as long as he...
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Chapter 7: English Gothic—III
Back at Hetton, the estate grounds are in the beauty of spring bloom. Richard Last and his family, Tony’s cousins, have made themselves at home there. To cut costs, they...
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