His tenantry were not only satisfied, but proud of him; for they began to foresee what was going to happen.
Yet all these things had been done for his own interest--so true is it that the interest of the landlord and the tenant are identical.

The squire had simply acted judiciously, and from personal inspection.

He studied his estate, and attended to it personally.

Of course he could not have done these things had he not succeeded to a place but little encumbered with family settlements.

He did them from interested motives, and not from mere sentiment.