? ? ? ? "It's the way of the world, Uncle Cyrus. In this case the squire is safe to be disappointed, thanks to my young friend, Rodney."
? ? ? ? "Its lucky for me, Jefferson, that you came home just the time you did. If you had come a week later it would have been too late."
? ? ? ? "Then you don't think the squire would have relented?"
? ? ? ? "I know he wouldn't. I went over a short time since and had a talk with him on the subject. I found he was sot on gettin' the farm into his own hands."
? ? ? ? "If he were willing to pay a fair value it wouldn't be so bad."
? ? ? ? "He wasn't. He wanted to get it as cheap as he could."
? ? ? ? "I wonder," said Jefferson Pettigrew reflectively, "whether I shall be as hard and selfish if ever I get rich."
? ? ? ? "I don't believe you will, Jefferson. I don't believe you will. It doesn't run in the blood."
? ? ? ? "I hope not Uncle Cyrus. How long have you known the squire?"
? ? ? ? "Forty years, Jefferson. He is about ten years younger than I am. I was a young man when he was a boy."
? ? ? ? "And you attend the same church?"
? ? ? ? "Yes.
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