the vicar continued , i was told yesterday , by his mother , that the family land has been sold to egron , and it occurred to me that there might have been a conflict of interest ... ..i mean , as he would have been involved in the debates before the development was agreed ... . his voice tailed off , and he realised how much he sounded like a sneaky child telling tales - sir , sir , horrid little piers , the rich kid , has been naughty , sir .