" They's rahm for boath ye un yer pride, now, I sud think, i' the hahse. It's empty; ye may hev it all to yerseln, un Him as allas maks a third, i' such ill company! "
Knowing that cutting a samurai's hair was often seen as a symbol of defeat and humiliation, it is a great example of a mature warrior who knows his true purpose and is not concerned with his own pride or grandiosity.
The other, a bull-necked youth with coarse, bloated features, was standing in front of the window with his hands in his pockets whistling a popular hymn.