My fellow-masters, with an exception or two, are good fellows, and let me alone.

The exceptions are harder to get on with.
"As for the boys, I have a really nice lot in my house.

One or two rowdies, who give me some bother, and one or two cads, with whom I am at war; but the rest are a festive, jovial crew, who tolerate their master when he lets them have their own way, and growl when he doesn't; who work when they are so disposed, and drop idle with the least provocation; who lead me many a weary dance through the lobbies after the gas is out, and now and then come and make themselves agreeable in my rooms when I invite them.
"I fancied when I came here I should get lots of time to myself--enough perhaps to write my book on Comparative Political Economy.

Vain hope! I haven't time to turn round.

If my days were twenty-six hours I should scarcely then do all I ought to do here.