You keep paper in your mind, don't you--eh?
Forget pound notes?
Leave pound notes in a purse?
And you Sir William's nephew, sir, who'd let you bank with him and put down everything in a book, so that you couldn't forget, or if you did, he'd remember for you; and you might change your clothes as often as not, and no fear of your losing a penny." Algernon shrugged disgustedly, and was giving the old man up as a bad business, when Anthony altered his manner.

"Oh! well, sir, I don't mind letting you have what I've got.

I'm out for fun.

Bother affairs!" The sum of twenty shillings was handed to Algernon, after he had submitted to the indignity of going into a public-house, and writing his I.O.U.for twenty-three to Anthony Hackbut, which included interest.
Algernon remonstrated against so needless a formality; but Anthony put the startling supposition to him, that he might die that night.

He signed the document, and was soon feeding and drinking his wine.