"Oh, before you go, there has been an issue which has been nagging at me. I know the issue is delicate because this is your childhood home, but I'd like to start talking with Rightley about the repairs that need to be undertaken. I wanted to draw up a plan for future expansion as well to be in place when I'm . . . I mean when you start to take care of affairs. I didn't want to start kicking up dirt without your permission as this is your house."