Volume I Chapter 3

Summary
The family decides that because the English Navy will be returning, a sailor would be the best person to give the house. They know that a naval member would work hard and take very good care of the estate. Sir Walter is against this idea at first because he believes the navy brings people of low social status into the higher tiers and is detrimental to a man's youth and appearance. They hear that Admiral Croft is interested in renting Kellynch Hall. Sir Walter is worried about the physical appearance of the Admiral and whether it will suit the wealth of the property. Mr. Shepherd convinces Sir Walter to let Admrial Croft rent the estate. At the end of the chapter, Anne anticipates that she will soon see her love interest from many years ago.

Family in I.3
They work together as a family to establish a good tenant for the estate. In order to carry on the legacy of the family, they want to rent the property to a person of good social status. Sir Walter believes that the navy brings a false sense of importance to people who are not born into wealthy families, therefore, they have not earned their importance.

"First, as being the emans of bringing persons of obscure birth into undue distinction, and raising men to honours which their fathers and grandfathers never dreamt of" (20).

They consider the Admiral's family and factor that into their decision. "Mr Shepherd was eloquent on the subject; pointing out all the circumstances of the admiral's family, which made him peculiarly desirable as a tenant. He was a married man, and without children; the very state to be wished for" (23).