 Another failing of his was that he appeared to be almost fanatically keen on acquiring great wealth...he revealed all too clearly his shortsightedness in stating openly that one of his main interests in life was to increase that fortune.This led him into currying favor with the rich people in Egypt, as they did with him, at the expense of the common people, in whom he had little or no interest".Douglas concluded that the king was "an intelligent young man...he was by no means the fool that he appeared to be through the stupid way in which he quite often behaved in public".