After supper he said suddenly, 'Davie, I've been thinking. I promised your father a bit of money for ye before ye were born. A promise-and so I'm going to give ye...forty pounds!' These last words seemed very painful to him. He added,in a kind of scream, 'Scots!'
A Scottish pound was the same as an English shilling. I could see that his story was a lie, so I laughed at him saying, 'Oh, think again, sir! English pounds, surely!'
'That's what I said,' replied my uncle quickly. 'Go outside for a moment, and I'll get the money for ye.'
I was smiling as I went out, sure that he would give me nothing at all. It was a dark night, and I could hear wind in the hills. 'There may be thunder later.' I thought, not knowing how important the weather would be to me that night.
After supper he said suddenly, 'Davie, I've been thinking. I promised your father a bit of money for ye before ye were born. A promise-and so I'm going to give ye...forty pounds!' These last words seemed very painful to him. He added,in a kind of scream, 'Scots!'
A Scottish pound was the same as an English shilling. I could see that his story was a lie, so I laughed at him saying, 'Oh, think again, sir! English pounds, surely!'
'That's what I said,' replied my uncle quickly. 'Go outside for a moment, and I'll get the money for ye.'
I was smiling as I went out, sure that he would give me nothing at all. It was a dark night, and I could hear wind in the hills. 'There may be thunder later.' I thought, not knowing how important the weather would be to me that night.
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