'Too bad! too bad, faith!--I am much, very much obliged to you, Colambre, for that hint; by to-morrow morning we shall have him in another tune.' 'And he must double the bag, or quit,' said Sir Terence.
'Treble it, if you please, Terry.

Sure, three times five's fifteen;--fifteen hundred down, or he does not get my signature to those leases for his brother, nor get the agency of the Colambre estate .-- Colambre, what more have you to tell of him?
for, since he is making out his accounts against me, it is no harm to have a PER CONTRA against him that may ease my balance.' 'Very fair! very fair!' said Sir Terence.

'My lord, trust me for remembering all the charges against him--every item; and when he can't clear himself, if I don't make him buy a good character dear enough, why, say I'm a fool, and don't know the value of character, good or bad!' 'If you know the value of character, Sir Terence,' said Lord Colambre, 'you know that it is not to be bought or sold.' Then, turning from Sir Terence to his father, he gave a full and true account of all he had seen in his progress through his Irish estates; and drew a faithful picture both of the bad and good agent.

Lord Clonbrony, who had benevolent feelings, and was fond of his tenantry, was touched; and, when his son ceased speaking, repeated several times-- 'Rascal! rascal! How dare he use my tenants so--the O'Neills in particular!--Rascal! bad heart!-I'll have no more to do with him.' But, suddenly recollecting himself, he turned to Sir Terence, and added, 'That's sooner said than done--I'll tell you honestly, Colambre, your friend Mr.Burke may be the best man in the world--but he is the worst man to apply to for a remittance, or a loan, in a HURRY! He always tells me "he can't distress the tenants."'-- 'And he never, at coming into the agency even,' said Sir Terence, 'ADVANCED a good round sum to the landlord, by way of security for his good behaviour.

Now honest Nick did that much for us at coming in.' 'And at going out is he not to be repaid ?' said Lord Colambre.
'That's the devil!' said Lord Clonbrony; that's the very reason I can't conveniently turn him out.' 'I will make it convenient to you, sir, if you will permit me,' said Lord Colambre.