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this makes sense, though. Alfred gets embittered because of the loss of his wife.

honestly, I’d always imagined that he possibly married Thomas’ mother against his wishes and resented Thomas for tying him to a woman he didn’t want to be married to. Richard Guthrie implies at one point that Thomas had brothers – I have to wonder if they were all from the same parents or if Thomas was the only legitimate heir, hence Alfred’s frustration but limited tolerance up to the point of canon.