"Wheel-making's an accomplishment." "Then they ought to ha' taught you.

Been strange and useful to you as a squatter, sir.

Didn't teach you to shoe horses nayther, I'll be bound." "No, nor blacksmithing either." "Then it's a shame, sir, for I know the master paid a lot o' money for you to be well taught.

I wish they'd teached you to make wheels, for you see these here soon warps in the hot sun and cracks.

But there," cried the old man, grinning, "there's hard, sound trees enough to cut down and saw into thousands and thousands of barrow wheels; and as to horseshoeing, I can teach you that, my lad.