`` you think you are so smart and cunning in the ways of the world , but all i 've seen of your cunning is you getting beaten and ill-used ... '' `` i 've made it this far from a pretty low start- '' `` you may think you know how to manage low ruffians- '' `` my mates ai n't low ruffians , my mates are them what loves me and have , mind you , been loyal and kind to me and stood beside me , unlike present company ! ''