cantellyou。Why，I’vehadupwardsofthirtycowtopssittinginmyfrontverandaheatingtinsofsalmon。”
“Cowtops？”askedCarthew，“whatarethey？”
“That’swhatHallamwouldcallfeudalretainers。”explainedHadden，notwithoutvainglory。“They’reMyFollowers。TheybelongtoMyFamily。Itellyou，theycomeexpensive，though；
youcan’tfillupalltheseretainersontinnedsalmonfornothing；butwheneverIcouldgetit，Iwouldgive’emsquid。
Squid’sgoodfornatives，butIdon’tcareforit，doyou？——orsharkeither。It’sliketheworkingclassesathome。Withcopraatthepriceitis，theyoughttobewillingtobeartheirshareoftheloss；andsoI’vetoldthemagainandagain。Ithinkit’saman’sdutytoopentheirminds，andItryto，butyoucan’tgetpoliticaleconomyintothem；itdoesn’tseemtoreachtheirintelligence。”