Old Mr Prendergast lives in the gloomy splendour of a family mansion. He remembers his loveless marriage, his ghost of a father, and, with bitterness, his bejew... » 

Old Mr Prendergast lives in the gloomy splendour of a family mansion. He remembers his loveless marriage, his ghost of a father, and, with bitterness, his bejewelled mother, who lavished love on his brother. Then young Diarmid arrives, offering him gifts of curiosity, innocence and friendship. «