He wished to go as a scout, and not as a spy.

Clothes could not change a man, but they could change his standing.

Yet the words of Perkins were obviously true.

But he would not go back.
He must do his task.
"I'll take your clothes on one condition, Mr.Perkins," he said, "you must let me pay for them." "Will it make you feel better to do so ?" "A great deal better." "All right, then." Harry took from his saddle bags the purse which he had removed from his coat pocket when he undressed, and handed a ten dollar gold piece to the charcoal burner.
"What is it ?" asked the charcoal burner.
"A gold eagle, ten dollars." "I've heard of 'em, but it's the first I've ever seed.

I'm bound to say I regard that shinin' coin with a pow'ful sight o' respeck.