"Aye, aye, that'd be fine, no doubt about it, but I doubt you'd get that bugger across the way tae accept it. 'course, dropping the legal fees would be a welcome blessing, mind, I'll agree on that.

"Tae be honest, young fellows, it's not the money that bothers me, ye ken? If I didnae need it so bad, and if I could trust him tae be generous, I wouldnae want tae fight the Lord Lonsdale over it.

"Ach, I'm nae the kind o'man tae cheat over the price of a few apples. Hoots, I've only got the smallest claim tae them as it stands! I'm the first tae admit it. If I didnae need the money, I'd give Lord Lonsdale the whole damned harvest without a murmur. Aye, I would. I'm tiredae all this bickering, and if that's what I havetae do tae end it, then that's right fine by me."



"The heavens keep the answers to our worldly problems...
the key is to know how to understand their ancient language"