Meet Mick: He is one of the characters from 'The Field', by John B. Keane

Here is Mick. He only washes once a year, treats his wife and children cruelly and is quite selfish. He owns a bar and is also an auctioneer. Some people think he is honest, but he is not above fixing an auntion if he can earn some extra money out of the deal.

This is what happens when the Bull comes into the pub and threatens Mick not to publicise the sale of the field. Mick doesn not put up too much of a fight once he is promised his commission.  He is not an honest man after all.