If you cannot put on a levy, good and well; that is your business.

But I mean to make an effort on my own account." Then I told him something of my scheme, and he heard me out with a puzzled face.
"Of all the brazen Scots--" he cried.
"Scot yourself," I laughed, for his face and speech betrayed him.
"I'll not deny that there's glimmerings of sense in you, Mr.Garvald.
But how do you, a lad with no backing, propose to beat a strong monopoly buttressed by the whole stupidity and idleness of Virginia?
You'll be stripped of your last farthing, and you'll be lucky if it ends there.

Don't think I'm against you.

I'm with you in your principles, but the job is too big for you." "We will see," said I."But I can take it that, provided I keep within the law, His Majesty's Governor will not stand in my way ?" "I can promise you that.

I'll do more, for I'll drink success to your enterprise." He filled me a great silver tankard of spiced sack, and I emptied it to the toast of "Honest Men." * * * * * All the time at the back of my head were other thoughts than merchandise.