There's Master Mather, he been owing me money ever since last half.

He borrowed ten shillings of me and promised solemn he would pay at the end of the week, and he has only paid five shillings yet, a month ago, and that was only 'cause I told him I would tell the master about him; there's that five shillings, and seven shillings and eightpence for cakes and things; but I have been giving him a piece of my mind this afternoon; and if I don't get that other five shillings by Saturday, sure enough I will speak to t' maister about it.

No one can say as Mother Brown is hard on boys, and I am always ready to wait reasonable; but I can't abear lies, and when I lent that ten shillings I expected it was going to be paid punctual." "Then he knows you are going to speak to Mr.Porson on Saturday if he doesn't pay up another five shillings ?" "He knows it," the old woman said, nodding.

"When I says a thing I mean it.

So he had best pay up." When Ripon met Ned next day he said: "I talked to her last night.