Originally Posted by sutie:
“I think he sees Jim as his biggest threat. As someone said a few weeks ago, Lionel wants to be the only oldie in the village.
He clearly doesn't really like Jim at all, and I think he thinks it will endear him to the young ones if he joins in their hatred of him.
Don't think he realises how transparent all this is.”
“I think he sees Jim as his biggest threat. As someone said a few weeks ago, Lionel wants to be the only oldie in the village.
He clearly doesn't really like Jim at all, and I think he thinks it will endear him to the young ones if he joins in their hatred of him.
Don't think he realises how transparent all this is.”
But Lionel is the oldest HM in the House, while Jim is a stripling. Could be that Lionel is a ladies' man, and doesn't want Jim to rock the boat and take all the girlies away from him. If Jim goes then Lionel will be a happy chappie, as he'll then rule the roost, as it were.



