"Well, we parted wi' mutual dissatisfaction. I wouldn't gi'e the pledge they were asking; and they wouldn't have me at no rate. So I'm free to make another engagement; and as I said before, though I should na' say it, I'm a good hand, measter, and a steady man--specially when I can keep fro' drink; and that I shall do now, if I ne'er did afore."

'Well, we parted wi' mutual dissatisfaction. I wouldn't agree to their pledge; and they wouldn't have me. But I'm a good hand, measter, and a steady man - specially when I can keep fro' drink; and that I shall do now, if I ne'er did afore.'
