 He also shows no interest whatsoever in his granddaughter's plight and resents the implication that she is in any way his responsibility.Wilfred Steane, Cherry’s father, then shows up after an absence of many years, hoping to blackmail Desford into marrying Cherry on the grounds that he has compromised her reputation.Desford is vigorously defended by his younger brother, Simon, who pretends that Desford is engaged to Henrietta.