. Library of the world's best literature, ancient and modern . suchsmooth-tongued palaver. Mr. Poyser, who looked and felt thereverse of icy, did sit down in his three-cornered chair. ^^ And now, Poyser, as Satchell is laid up, I am intending tolet the Chase Farm to a respectable tenant. Im tired of havinga farm on my own hands — nothing is made the best of in suchcases, as you know. A satisfactory bailiff is hard to find; and Ithink you and I, Poyser, and your excellent wife here, can enterinto a little arrangement in consequence, which will be to ourmutual advantage. ^^ ^^ Oh,^* said Mr. Poy
. Library of the world's best literature, ancient and modern . suchsmooth-tongued palaver. Mr. Poyser, who looked and felt thereverse of icy, did sit down in his three-cornered chair. ^^ And now, Poyser, as Satchell is laid up, I am intending tolet the Chase Farm to a respectable tenant. Im tired of havinga farm on my own hands — nothing is made the best of in suchcases, as you know. A satisfactory bailiff is hard to find; and Ithink you and I, Poyser, and your excellent wife here, can enterinto a little arrangement in consequence, which will be to ourmutual advantage. ^^ ^^ Oh,^* said Mr. Poyser, with a good-natured blankness ofimagination as to the nature of the arrangement. ^^ If Im called upon to speak, sir,^^ said Mrs. Poyser, afterglancing. at her husband with pity at his softness, ^^ you knowbetter than me; but I dont see what the Chase Farm is t us —weve cumber enough wi our own farm. Not but what Im gladto hear o anybody respectable coming into the parish: theressome as ha been brought in as hasnt been looked on i thatcharacter. ^* o. GEORGE ELIOT 5405 «Youre likely to find Mr. Thurle an excellent neighbor, Iassure you: such a one as you will feel glad to have accommo-dated by the little plan Im going to mention; especially as 1hope you will find it as much to your own advantage as his.^^ << Indeed, sir, if its anything t our advantage, itll be thefirst offer o the sort Ive beared on. Its them as take advan-tage that get advantage i this world, / think: folks have towait long enough afore its brought to em.*^ << The fact is, Poyser, ^^ said the Squire, ignoring Mrs. Poyserstheory of worldly prosperity, ^Hhere is too much dairy land, andtoo little plow land, on the Chase Farm, to suit Thurles pur-pose— indeed, he will only take the farm on condition of somechange in it: his wife, it appears, is not a clever dairy womanlike yoiirs. Now, the plan Im thinking of is to effect a littleexchange. If you were to have the Hollow Pastures, you might
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