Advantage of that and he knew he was being scandalously cheated by the merchants he dealt with—but it took some time to get the measure of how much a few grams of gold would actually buy. At the cobbler's he traded in his worn sandals for a pair of short comfortable leather boots with a thin soft fur lining. The poor cobbler of course had nothing in stock for feet like Joe's but he was both fast and skillful and made a pair to order while Joe went elsewhere. The leather merchant was handy for buying... read more
