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MRS。 H。  We certainly like people to keep their word�察�Mr。
Hornblower。

HILLCRIST。  Amy��

HORNBLOWER。  Never mind�察�Hillcrist�察�takes more than that to upset
me。

     ��MRS。 HILLCRIST exchanges a look with DAWKER who slips out
     unobserved。��

HILLCRIST。  You promised me�察�you know�察�not to change the tenancies。

HORNBLOWER。  Well�察�I've come to tell ye that I have。  I wasn't
expecting to have the need when I bought。  Thought the Duke would
sell me a bit down there�察�but devil a bit he will�察�and now I must
have those cottages for my workmen。  I've got important works�察�ye
know。

HILLCRIST。  ��Getting heated�А �The Jackmans have their importance
too�察�sir。  Their heart's in that cottage。

HORNBLOWER。  Have a sense of proportion�察�man。  My works supply
thousands of people�察�and my�察�heart's in them。  What's more�察�they
make my fortune。  I've got ambitionsI'm a serious man。  Suppose I
were to consider this and that�察�and every little potty objection
where should I get to��nowhere��

HILLCRIST。  All the same�察�this sort of thing isn't done�察�you know。

HORNBLOWER。  Not by you because ye've got no need to do it。  Here ye
are�察�quite content on what your fathers made for ye。  Ye've no
ambitions�察�and ye want other people to have none。  How d'ye think
your fathers got your land��

HILLCRIST。  ��Who has risen�А �Not by breaking their word。

HORNBLOWER。  ��Throwing out his�察�finger�А �Don't ye believe it。  They
got it by breaking their word and turnin' out Jackmans�察�if that's
their name�察�all over the place。

MRS。 H。  That's an insult�察�Mr。 Hornblower。

HORNBLOWER。  No�察�it's a repartee。  If ye think so much of these
Jackmans�察�build them a cottage yourselves�察�ye've got the space。

HILLCRIST。  That's beside the point。  You promised me�察�and I sold on
that understanding。

HORNBLOWER。  And I bought on the understandin' that I'd get some
more land from the Duke。

HILLCRIST。  That's nothing to do with me。

HORNBLOWER。  Ye'll find it has�察�because I'm going to have those
cottages。

HILLCRIST。  Well�察�I call it simply

     ��He checks himself。��

HORNBLOWER。  Look here�察�Hillcrist�察�ye've not had occasion to
understand men like me。  I've got the guts�察�and I've got the money��
and I don't sit still on it。  I'm going ahead because I believe in
meself。  I've no use for sentiment and that sort of thing。  Forty of
your Jackmans aren't worth me little finger。

HILLCRIST。  ��Angry�А �Of all the blatant things I ever heard said��

HORNBLOWER。  Well�察�as we're speaking plainly�察�I've been thinkin'。
Ye want the village run your oldfashioned way�察�and I want it run
mine。  I fancy there's not room for the two of us here。

MRS。 H。  When are you going��

HORNBLOWER�察�  Never fear�察�I'm not going。

HILLCRIST。  Look here�察�Mr。 Hornblowerthis infernal gout makes me
irritableputs me at a disadvantage。  But I should be glad if you'd
kindly explain yourself。

HORNBLOWER。  ��With a great smile�А �Ca' canny�察�I'm fra' the North。

HILLCRIST。  I'm told you wish to buy the Centry and put more of your
chimneys up ��there�察�regardless of the fact ��He Points through the
window�А �that it would utterly ruin the house we've had for
generations�察�and all our pleasure here。

HORNBLOWER。  How the man talks�  �Why�  �Ye'd think he owned the sky��
because his fathers built him a house with a pretty view�察�where he's
nothing to do but live。  It's sheer want of something to do that
gives ye your fine sentiments�察�Hillcrist。


HILLCRIST。  Have the goodness not to charge me with idleness。
Dawkerwhere is he�殖�He shows the bureau�А �When you do the
drudgery of your works as thoroughly as I do that of my estate
Is it true about the Centry��

HORNBLOWER。  Gospel true。  If ye want to know�察�my son Chearlie is
buyin' it this very minute。

MRS。 H。  ��Turning with a start�А �What do you say��

HORNBLOWER。  Ay�察�he's with the old lady she wants to sell�察�an'
she'll get her price�察�whatever it is。

HILLCRIST。  ��With deep anger�А �If that isn't a skin game�察�Mr。
Hornblower�察�I don't know what is。

HORNBLOWER。  Ah� �Ye've got a very nice expression there。  ;Skin
game� ─ �Well�察�bad words break no bones�察�an' they're wonderful for
hardenin' the heart。  If it wasn't for a lady's presence�察�I could
give ye a specimen or two。

MRS。 H。  Oh�  �Mr。 Hornblower�察�that need not stop you�察�I'm sure。

HORNBLOWER。  Well�察�and I don't know that it need。  Ye're an
obstructionthe like of youye're in my path。  And anyone in my
path doesn't stay there long�察�or�察�if he does�察�he stays there on my
terms。  And my terms are chimneys in the Centry where I need 'em。
It'll do ye a power of good�察�too�察�to know that ye're not almighty。

HILLCRIST。  And that's being neighbourly��

HORNBLOWER。  And how have ye tried bein' neighbourly to me�拭 �If I
haven't a wife�察�I've got a daughter´in´law。  Have Ye celled on her��
ma'am�拭 �I'm new�察�and ye're an old family。  Ye don't like me�察�ye
think I'm a pushin' man。  I go to chapel�察�an' ye don't like that。
I make things and I sell them�察�and ye don't like that。  I buy land��
and ye don't like that。  It threatens the view from your windies。
Well�察�I don't lie you�察�and I'm not goin' to put up with your
attitude。  Ye've had things your own way too long�察�and now ye're not
going to have them any longer。

HILLCRIST。  Will you hold to your word over those cottages��

HORNBLOWER。  I'm goin' to have the cottages。  I need them�察�and more
besides�察�now I'm to put up me new works。

HILLCRIST。  That's a declaration of war。

HORNBLOWER。  Ye never said a truer word。  It's one or the other of
us�察�and I rather think it's goin' to be me。  I'm the risin' and
you're the settin' sun�察�as the poet says。

HILLCRIST。  ��Touching the bell�А �We shall see if you can ride rough´
shod like this。  We used to have decent ways of going about things
here。  You want to change all that。  Well�察�we shall do our damnedest
to stop you。  ��To FELLOWS at the door�А �Are the Jackmans still in
the house�拭 �Ask them to be good enough to come in。

HORNBLOWER。  ��With the first sign of uneasiness�А �I've seen these
people。  I've nothing more to say to them。  I told 'em I'd give 'em
five pounds to cover their moving。

HILLCRIST。  It doesn't occur to you that people�察�however humble��
like to have some say in their own fate��

HORNBLOWER。  I never had any say in mine till I had the brass�察�and
nobody ever will。  It's all hypocrisy。  You county folk are fair
awful hypocrites。  Ye talk about good form and all that sort o'
thing。  It's just the comfortable doctrine of the man in the saddle��
sentimental varnish。  Ye're every bit as hard as I am�察�underneath。

MRS。 H。  ��Who had been standing very still all this time�А �You
flatter us。

HORNBLOWER。  Not at all。  God helps those who 'elp themselves
that's at the bottom of all religion。  I'm goin' to help meself�察�and
God's going to help me。

MRS。 H。  I admire your knowledge。

HILLCRIST。  We are in the right�察�and God helps

HORNBLOWER。  Don't ye believe it�察�ye 'aven't got the energy。

MRS。 H。  Nor perhaps the conceit。

HORNBLOWER。  ��Throwing out his forefinger�А �No�察�no�察�'tisn't conceit
to believe in yourself when ye've got reason to。  ��The JACKMAN'S
have entered。��

HILLCRIST。  I'm very sorry�察�Mrs。 Jackman�察�but I just wanted you to
realise that I've done my best with this gentleman。

MRS。 J。  ��Doubtfully�А �Yes�察�sir。  I thought if you spoke for us��
he'd feel different´like。

HORNBLOWER。  One cottage is the same as another�察�missis。  I made ye
a fair offer of five pounds for the moving。

JACKMAN。  ��Slowly�А �We wouldn't take fifty to go out of that 'ouse。
We brought up three children there�察�an' buried two from it。

MRS。 J。  ��To MRS。 HILLCRIST�А �We're attached to it like�察�ma'am。

HILLCRIST。  ��To HORNBLOWER。  How would you like being turned out of
a place you were fond of��

HORNBLOWER。  Not a bit。  But little considerations have to give way
to big ones。  Now�察�missis�察�I'll make it ten pounds�察�and I'll send a
wagon to shift your things。  If that isn't fair�  �Ye'd better
accept�察�I shan't keep it open。

     ��The JACKMANS look at each other�察�their faces show deep anger
     and the question they ask each other is which will speak。��

MRS。 J。  We won't take it�察�eh�察�George��

JACKMAN。  Not a farden。  We come there when we was married。

HORNBLOWER。  ��Throwing out his finger�А �Ye're very improvident folk。

HILLCRIST。  Don't lecture them�察�Mr。 Hornblower�察�they come out of
this miles above you。

HORNBLOWER。 ��Angry�А �Well�察�I was going to give ye another week�察�but
ye'll go out next Saturday�察�and take care ye're not late�察�or your
things'll be put out in the rain。

MRS。 H。  ��To MRS。 JACKMAN�А �We'll send down for your things�察�and you
can come to us for the time being。

     ��MRS。 JACKMAN drops a curtsey�察�her eyes stab HORNBLOWERS。��

JACKMAN。  ��Heavily�察�clenching his fists�А �You're no gentleman��
Don't put temptation in my way�察�that's all��

HILLCRIST。  ��In a low voice�А �Jackman��

HORNBLOWER。  ��Triumphantly�А �Ye hear that�拭 �That's your protegee��
Keep out o' my way�察�me man�察�or I'll put the police on to ye for
utterin' threats。

HILLCRIST。  You'd better go now�察�Jackman。

     ��The JACKMANS move to the door。��

MRS。 J。  ��Turning�А �Maybe you'll repent it some day�察�sir。

     ��They go out�察�MRS。 HILLCRIST following。��

HORNBLOWER。  We´ell�察�I'm sorry they're such unreasonable folk。  I
never met people with less notion of which side their bread was
buttered。

HILLCRIST。  And I never met anyone so pachydermatous。

HORNBLOWER。  What's that�察�in Heaven's name�拭 �Ye needn' wrap it up in
long words now your good lady's gone。

HILLCRIST。  ��With dignity�А �I'm not going in for a slanging match。
I resent your conduct much too deeply。

HORNBLOWER。 Look here�察�Hillcrist�察�I don't object to you personally��
ye seem to me a poor creature that's bound to get left with your
gout and your dignity�察�but of course ye can make yourself very
disagreeable before ye're done。  Now I want to be the movin' spirit
here。  I'm full of plans。  I'm goin' to stand for Parliament�察�I'm
goin' to make this a prosperous place。  I'm a good´matured man if
you'll treat me as such。  Now�察�you take me on as a neighbour and all
that�察�and I'11 manage without chimneys on the Centry。  Is it a
bargain�拭 。�He holds out his hand。��

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