You brought all this trouble on yourselves, and on us; and while I am ready and willing to deal more than fairly, to deal liberally with you about the arrears--and to give you time--the costs you must pay." "And what would they be, the costs ?" queried one of the tenants anxiously.
"Oh, that I can't tell you, for I don't know," said Mr.Tener, "but they shall not be anything beyond the strict necessary costs." "And if we come back would we be protected ?" "Of course you will have protection.

But why do you want protection?
Here you are, a couple of strong grown men, with men-folk of your families.

See here! why don't you go to such an one, and such an one," naming other tenants; "you know them well.

Go to them quietly and sound them to see if they will come back on the same terms with you; form a combination to be honest and to stand by your rights, and defy and break up the other dishonest combination you go in fear of! Is it not a shame for men like you to lie down and let those fellows walk over you, and drive you out of your livelihood and your homes ?" The tenants looked at each other, and at the rest of us.

"I think," said one of them at last, "I think -- -- and -- --," naming two men, "would come with us.