Enough--we are gossips, and this house is thine.

Why should the two best blades in Perth clash with each other?
What! I know thy rugged humour, and can forgive it.

But is the feud really soldered up ?" "As completely as ever hammer fixed rivet," said the smith.

"The town hath given the Johnstone a purse of gold, for not ridding them of a troublesome fellow called Oliver Proudfute, when he had him at his mercy; and this purse of gold buys for the provost the Sleepless Isle, which the King grants him, for the King pays all in the long run.

And thus Sir Patrick gets the comely inch which is opposite to his dwelling, and all honour is saved on both sides, for what is given to the provost is given, you understand, to the town.