And of this fact I can cite several examples.
Scarcely had they heard that I, a foreigner, had arrived, than they frequently came to me, and brought quite common objects, such as can be found any where in Iceland, and expected me to pay dearly for them.

At first I purchased from charity, or to be rid of their importunities, and threw the things away again; but I was soon obliged to give this up, as I should else have been besieged from morning to night.

Their anxiety to gain money without labour annoyed me less than the extortionate prices with which they tried to impose on a stranger.

For a beetle, such as could be found under every stone, they asked 5 kr.

(about 2d.); as much for a caterpillar, of which thousands were lying on the beach; and for a common bird's egg, 10 to 20 kr.