He struggled to get every penny he could, and had to do so or he would not have been able to pay his labourers their wages, and they struggled to be allowed to work quietly, pleasantly, and just as they were used to work.
Egli teneva dietro a ogni suo soldo (e non poteva non tenerci dietro perché gli bastava allentare per poco la sorveglianza per non avere denaro sufficiente per pagare i lavoratori); essi invece pensavano solo a lavorare tranquillamente e piacevolmente secondo la loro abitudine.