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But it was Sir James's evident annoyance that most stirred Mr Brooke

"Well, you know, Chetta on his stick, "you and I have a different system You are all

for outlay with your farood under all circuht to be a new valuation made from time to time," said Sir

James "Returns are very well occasionally, but I like a fair

valuation What do you say, Cadwallader?"

"I agree with you If I were Brooke, I would choke the 'Tru Garth to

hiates and repairs: that's my view of the

political situation," said the Rector, broadening hi towards Mr Brooke

"That's a showy sort of thing to do, you know," said Mr Brooke "But

I should like you to tell me of another landlord who has distressed his

tenants for arrears as little as I have I let the old tenants stay

on I'm uncommonly easy, let me tell you, uncommonly easy I have my

own ideas, and I take my stand on theed with eccentricity, inconsistency, and that kind of

thing When I change my line of action, I shall follow my own ideas"