His first act was to establish himself as near to his ancestral home as he could, and his second was to cultivate a friendship with Sir Charles Baskerville and with the neighbours.
Mindenekelőtt gyorsan letelepedett az ősi fészek közvetlen szomszédságában, majd nekilátott, hogy barátságot kössön Sir Charlesszal s a környező szomszédokkal.