He had barely obtained fifty votes, while his opponent had been elected by a vote of a hundred and fifty.

All allusions, therefore, recalling his mortifying defeat were disagreeable to him.
"On the whole, I don't know but I'm satisfied," he said, recurring to the intelligence John had brought.

"So far as I am concerned, I am glad he has made choice of this boy." "You don't think he is competent ?" asked John, in surprise.
"For that very reason I am glad he has been selected," said the squire emphatically.

"I take it for granted that the farm will be mismanaged, and become a bill of expense, instead of a source of revenue.

It's pretty certain that Frost won't be able to pay the mortgage when it comes due.