How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"For you, at a word, the law was brake," said Granny Aching. "Will ye mind that, ye who sit in judgment? Will ye remember this day? Ye'll have cause to." (4.221)
She may just be an old peasant woman, but Grandma Aching has a lot of power over the people of the chalk. She's even able to get the Baron to listen to her—and that's saying a lot.
Quote #2
Things were a lot easier after that. The bailiff was a little less unpleasant when rents were late, the Baron was a little more polite to people, and Tiffany's father said one night after two beers that the Baron had been shown what happens when sheep rise up, and that things might be different one day… (4.225)
Because of Grandma Aching's direction, the Baron knows how to treat his people better. He may be the person who owns all the land, but he knows that Grandma Aching is keeping an eye on him, and that means he'd better behave.
Quote #3
"This is my forest," said the boy. "I command you to do what I say!" (9.59)
Wow. Roland really takes after his father, doesn't he? He pretends that he can command people around, but really he's just stuck in Fairyland like everyone else. He has no chance of getting out without Tiffany's help.