Goarly, and the Senator was a man who always carried
out his purposes. Afterwards, from John Morton, and from others who
knew the country better than Morton, he learned further
particulars. On the Monday and Tuesday he fathomed,--or nearly
fathomed,--that matter of the 7s. 6d. an acre. He learned at any
rate that the owner of the wood admitted a damage done by him to
the corn and had then, himself, assessed the damage without
consultation with the injured party; and he was informed also that
Goarly was going to law with the lord for a fuller compensation. He
liked Goarly for killing the fox, and he liked him more for going
to law with Lord Rufford.
He declared openly at Bragton his sympathy with the man and his
intention of expressing it. Morton was annoyed and endeavoured to
persuade him to leave the man alone; but in vain. No doubt had he
expressed himself decisively and told his friend that he should be
annoyed by a guest from his house taking part in such a matter, the
Senator would have abstained and would merely have made one more
note as to English peculiarities and English ideas of justice; but
Morton could not bring himself to do this. "The feeling of the
country will be altogether against you," he had said, hoping to
deter the Senator. The Senator had replied that though the feeling
of that little bit of the country might be against him he did not
believe that such would be the case with the feeling of England
generally.
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