▁E y re ▁Est ate ▁decided ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁free hold ▁at ▁public ▁au ction . ▁Dark ▁was ▁among ▁many ▁who ▁ur ged ▁M CC ▁to ▁bid ▁but , ▁for ▁any ▁number ▁of ▁reasons ▁including ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁vision , ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁and ▁the ▁ground ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁Isaac ▁Mos es , ▁a ▁property ▁spec ulator , ▁for ▁£ 7 0 0 0 . ▁Dark ▁res igned ▁the ▁le ase hold ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁M CC . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁using ▁funds ▁advanced ▁by ▁William ▁Nich ol son , ▁M CC ▁did ▁buy ▁the ▁free hold ▁from ▁Mos es ▁for ▁£ 1 8 , 3 3 3 ▁ 6 s ▁ 8 d , ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁good ▁business : ▁they ▁should ▁have ▁he eded ▁James ▁Dark . ▁ ▁Character ▁and ▁personal ▁life ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁s add ler , ▁Dark ▁was ▁connected ▁with ▁Lord ' s ▁in ▁some ▁capacity ▁for ▁ 5 9 ▁years ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁said ▁of ▁him ▁in ▁Alfred ▁D ▁Taylor ' s ▁Ann als ▁of ▁Lord ' s ▁and ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁M CC : ▁" h aving , ▁perhaps , ▁done ▁more ▁for ▁M CC ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁individual ". ▁During ▁his ▁period ▁of ▁propriet or ship , ▁the ▁ground ▁was ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁in ▁common ▁parl ance ▁as ▁Dark ' s . ▁ ▁Kn own ▁as ▁" the ▁B