After some facetious sneers at the clergy, who are termed peace-makers, the dialogue proceeds.
Q. How are these peace-makers rewarded?
A. With our potatoes.
Q. What with all?
A. Ten per cent. only.
Q. Then you have still ninety left in the hundred?
A. No, we have only forty left.
Q. What becomes of the odd fifty?
A. The drivers take them, partly as a small recompence for their trouble in protecting us, and partly to make money of them, for the prosecution of law-suits with the neighbouring farmers.