Love Bade Me Welcome (1984)
“I tried not to resent his proprietary manner of speaking about it, and of Norman’s ill upkeep of the land. As I was no keen horsewoman, we drove in a whiskey, a light vehicle that was deemed capable of traversing the rough terrain, not always with a road to help it. The crops were of little real interest to me. He pointed out from the edge of the fields where he had planted oats, barley, and so on. I tried to sound interested, as I was not knowledgeable, but the fact is, my chief interest was to see the dower house, and to learn whether it was designated for anyone. After that, the windmill beckoned me. But first I had to hear of the depredations of Jarvis, urged on by Norman, on the forest.
I half listened while he rattled on. “... told Jarvis that stand of firs was not ready for the saw, but he went ahead with it. They would have brought more than twice the price if he had waited. I’ve replanted, as Jarvis neglected to do so.”
In other areas, other complaints crept into his talk.
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