... hated to be balked and seldom allowed anything to interfere with his amusements. One letter, from a housemaster at a famous public school, covered a number of bills, which, the writer stated somewhat curtly, ought to have been paid. Another announced that Hayes, the agent for the estate, and a tenant would wait upon Osborn, ... — The Buccaneer Farmer - Published In England Under The Title "Askew's Victory" • Harold Bindloss
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