Davie was always a lile fellow, and he would have helped us out of trouble.

Oh, dear! oh, dear! that L20,000 would just have put a' things right." "A straight line, lad, is always the shortest line in business and morals, as well as in geometry; and I have aye found that to be true in my dealings is to be wise.

Lying serves no one but the devil, as ever I made out.".