If he keeps a bad tenant from pity, or because he's afraid to seem harsh, he robs his heir." Grace knew there were other, and perhaps worse, ways of robbing one's heir; but she said, "Aren't you taking Hayes's view that Railton is a bad tenant?
After all, we are responsible." "Then you suggest that Hayes is mistaken ?" Osborn asked ironically.
"I don't know if he's mistaken or not," said Grace, with a steady look.
"I know he's greedy and unjust.

But there's a thing you ought not to let him do.

Railton has lost forty sheep, that have strayed back to Swinset, and Hayes doesn't mean to count them in the tally." Osborn's face got red and he knitted his brows.

"I have tried to be patient; but this is too much! Do you know more about managing an estate than a clever agent?
Or do you think I'm a fool and Hayes leads me like a child?
Anyhow, you are much too young to criticize my actions.

Let us have no more of it! An unmarried girl is not entitled to opinions that clash with her parents'." Grace went out silently.