Robert was a really modern father...

...if you think about it objectively. It's the 1920-30 Era. He has 3 daughters. One runs away with the chauffer. He accepts both of them back and even takes care of the son in law post her death.

Elder one gets caught in bed with a foreigner, lives in sin as a widow, gets married twice.

2nd one is jilted at altar(not that this should shame him, but this is the 20s and it may have been quite a scandal), bears an illegitimate child.

Infact he walks down 2 of his daughters twice down the aisle.

He has a sort of out of closet footman(who he later appoints as the butler).

These things are nothing these days.But given the timeline, all these were deemed scandalous and some it plain disgraceful.

Though the woman of the house keep saying he is conservative and quite stiff lipped about tradition, he really doesn't seem to mind any of it. He takes it in his stride and good humor.

Do you agree?