1804. Do you sometimes sell to private ladies?-Yes, and gentlemen too.
1805. Do you sell to visitors in summer, and to people living in Lerwick?-Yes.
1806. Do you consider you are likely to get a better bargain with them than with the merchants?-I get the money from them.
1807. But you have no reason for dealing with them for the purpose of getting the money, because you say you get money from the merchants if you ask it?-Yes; but if a gentleman comes and asks me for a shawl, he has nothing to give me except the money, and I get it all in money then.
1808. Would you rather do with a gentleman or lady in that way than with a merchant?-It is only sometimes that they can take a shawl in that way; but the merchant always takes them.
1809. But would you prefer to deal with strangers rather than with the merchants?-If they were always here, I should like it very well.
1810. That is because you get a better bargain, and you are sure to get all money?-Yes.
1811. Is it not rather a favour to you that the merchant gives you money when you ask it?-I don't know whether it is a favour to me, but I always get it when I ask it. But I don't have such a great run of shawls as some of the other women have.
1812. It is rather out of your ordinary way to be selling shawls?- Yes; but when I do make one and ask money, I get it.
1813. Have you ever got the whole price of a shawl in money?- Yes.