what does "it would be to his interest to be kind"mean? does it mean"he would get advantage of it?
Mr. Havisham cleared his throat again. He could not quite imagine the gouty, fiery-tempered old Earl loving any one very much; but he knew it would be to his interest to be kind, in his irritable way, to the child who was to be his heir. He knew, too, that if Ceddie were at all a credit to his name, his grandfather would be proud of him.
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Yes, the Earl is not a loving person but he needs an heir to his estate. It is to his advantage to be nice to his grandson Cedric, because make it easier to have a relationship with the boy and earn the Earl respect in the town.
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"It would be in his best interest to [...]." This type of sentence doesn't always mean that someone would get an advantage from doing something, but it could also be that doing something would just make things easier or go smoothly, so you have the right idea!
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