He scarce scrupled a penny after I gave him leave to try a sword dint upon it.

The beggardly Highland thief who bespoke it boggled at half the sum, though it had cost me a year's labour." "What dost thou start at, Conachar ?" said Simon, addressing himself, by way of parenthesis, to the mountain disciple; "wilt thou never learn to mind thy own business, without listening to what is passing round thee?
What is it to thee that an Englishman thinks that cheap which a Scottishman may hold dear ?" Conachar turned round to speak, but, after a moment's consideration, looked down, and endeavoured to recover his composure, which had been deranged by the contemptuous manner in which the smith had spoken of his Highland customer.
Henry went on without paying any attention to him.

"I sold at high prices some swords and whingers when I was at Edinburgh.

They expect war there; and if it please God to send it, my merchandise will be worth its price.

St.Dunstan make us thankful, for he was of our craft.