'After that,' said Caldigate, walking on in front, 'I shall decline to speak to you any further.' He went back through the farmyard at a quick pace, while Crinkett kept up with him, but still a few steps behind.

In the front of the house they found Jack Adamson, who, in obedience to his friend's suggestion had been sitting anywhere about the place.
'I'm blowed if he don't mean to stick to every lump he's robbed us of!' said Crinkett, in a loud voice.
'He do, do he?
Then we know what we've got to be after.' 'I've come across some of 'em precious mean,' continued Crinkett; 'but a meaner skunk nor this estated gent, who is a justice of the peace and a squire and all that, I never did come across, and I don't suppose I never shall.' And then they stood looking at him, jeering at him.

And the gardener, who was then in the front of the house, heard it all.
'Darvell,' said the squire, 'open the gate for these gentlemen.' Darvell of course knew that they had been brought from the church to the house, and had been invited in to the christening breakfast.
'If I were Darvell I wouldn't take wages from such a skunk as you,' said Crinkett.

'A man as has robbed his partners of every shilling, and has married a young lady when he has got another wife living out in the colony.

At least she was out in the colony.