So, let's just work on examining the excerpt we've been given. From the look of it, it appears that the County Attorney is <em>not </em>embraced in this area.
We get a hint of this from Mrs Hale's first reply: '(stiffly) There's a great deal of work to be done on a farm'.
She appears blunt, and the writer even tells us she says this in a stiff tone. This shows that she is <em>not </em>in the liking of the County Attorney, or his attitude.
