"No! not in look, I grant yo. But let John Thornton get hold on a notion, and he'll stick to it like a bulldog; yo might pull him away wi' a pitchfork ere he'd leave go. He's worth fighting wi', is John Thornton. As for Slickson, I take it, some o' these days he'll wheedle his men back wi' fair promises; that they'll just get cheated out of as soon as they're in his power again. He'll work his fines well out on 'em, I'll warrant. He's as slippery as an eel, he is. He's like a cat,--as sleek, and cunning, and fierce. It'll never be an honest up and down fight wi' him, as it will be wi' Thornton. Thornton's as dour as a door-nail; an obstinate chap, every inch on him,--th' oud bulldog!"

'No! not in looks, I grant yo'. But let John Thornton get hold on a notion, and he'll stick to it like a bulldog. He's worth fighting wi', is John Thornton. As for Slickson, he'll wheedle his men back wi' fair promises, and cheat them as soon as they're in his power again. He's as slippery as an eel, he is. It'll never be an honest up and down fight wi' him, as it will be wi' Thornton. Thornton's as dour as a door-nail.'
