They wouldn't." "What?
Not to their landlord ?" "You'd be the LAST they'd show it to.

They're strange people in many ways until you get to know them.

Now there are many natural resources that might be developed if some capital were put into them." "My new steward discouraged me about doing that.

He said it might be ten years before I got a penny out." "Your NEW steward ?" "Andrew McPherson." "The lawyer ?" "Yes" "He's a hard man, sir." "The estate needs one." "Burke understands the people." "He sympathises with them.

I don't want a man like that working for me.
I want loyalty to my interests The makeshift policy of Burke during my father's lifetime helped to bring about this pretty state of things.
We'll see what firmness will do.