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But a few years ago
the Squire quarrelled with these gentlemen, recovered all his
papers, which no doubt went back to King Alfred, and resolved to
deal with things himself. There is an office here, and a small
attorney from Fallerton comes over twice or three times a week.
But the Squire bosses it. And you never saw anything like his
accounts! I have been trying to put some of them straight--just
those that concern the house and garden--after six weeks'
acquaintance! Odd, isn't it? He is like an irritable child with
them. And his agent, who is seventy, and bronchitic, is the
greatest fool I ever saw. He neglects everything. _His_ accounts
too, as far as I have inspected them, are disgraceful. He does
nothing for the farmers, and the farmers do exactly as they
please with the land.
'Or did! For now comes the rub. Government is interfering,
through the County Committee. They are turning out three of Mr.
Mannering's farmers by force, because he won't do it himself,
and ploughing up the park.


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