8/16 No landlord has the right to pauperise his tenantry by giving them money and their homes rent-free. INDEPENDENCE--that is what a man should aim at. The Irish are always CRYING for it. They never seem to PRACTISE it." "Ye can't draw the water out of a kettle and expect it to boil, sir, and by the same token independence is a fine thing to tache to men who are dependent on all." "Your sympathies appear to be entirely with the people," said Kingsnorth, looking shrewdly and suspiciously at the agent. |