Had not displeased him - That is, “His father had never checked or thwarted him all his life.”

A very goodly man - Here, too, A…

And his father had not displeased him at any time
Always humoured him in everything, let him have his own way and wi…

Indulgent parents are often chastised by disobedient children, who are anxious to possess their estates. No worldly wisdom, nor experience, nor sac…