'I dinna, ken, your honour; but there is a bit memorandum note of the very coins; for, God help me! I had to borrow out of twenty purses; and I am sure that ilka man there set down will take his grit oath for what purpose I borrowed the money.' SIR JOHN.

'I have little doubt ye BORROWED the money, Steenie.

It is the PAYMENT to my father that I want to have some proof of.' STEPHEN.

'The siller maun be about the house, Sir John.

And since your honour never got it, and his honour that was canna have taen it wi' him, maybe some of the family may have seen it.' SIR JOHN.