How does the peddler interpret the acts of kindness and hospitality shown by the crofter, the ironmaster and his daughter?

Did the peddler expect the kind of hospitality that he received from the crofter?

How does he describe the old kind of teachers?

What did the peddler say in his defence when it was clear that he was not the person the ironmaster had thought he was?

What are the instances in the story that show that the character of the ironmaster is different from that of his daughter in many ways?