How we cite our quotes: (Volume.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
Sir, said the host, I assure you, you are not the first to whom our squire hath promised more than he hath performed. (2.17.1)
What's the use of manipulating someone for seemingly no benefit at all? This squire dude seems to like being appreciated, and yep, there sure are people who are all about manipulating other just in order to get some attention.
Quote #8
[…] The servants were ordered to make him drunk; a favour which was likewise intended for Adams: which design being executed, the squire thought he should easily accomplish, what he had, when he first saw her, intended to perpetrate with Fanny. (3.7.1)
It's surprising that more characters don't try to ply Joseph with alcohol in order to get him to do what they want. Well, it wouldn't work, anyway, because Joseph isn't having any of it.
Quote #9
The servants were ordered to secure Adams and Joseph as safe as possible, that the "squire might receive no interruption on his design on poor Fanny" […]. (3.9.5)
Once again, someone manages to convince people that Parson Adams is a criminal. Surely, he doesn't look that villainous—but hey, once you put the idea into people's head that someone's up to no good, it does often start to seem like maybe that's true.