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Page 337 - Carrick," said the proposed discounter, " for he has started, and keeps his carriage." " Ou aye," says Robin, " but the question wi' me is, can he keep his legs ?" Talking of Banks, and referring as we have done to the old Ship Bank, we may observe, that its great competitor in those days, was the Royal Bank, then situated in the lower flat of the east corner house behind the church in St. Andrew's...
Page 336 - ... sheep'shead and trotters in her basket, and a string of flounders or caller herring in her hands; and when she went to the higher station of markets in the Candleriggs, she invariably stipulated with the green-grocers in that place, that if any apples or pears should be left over at the contemplated dinner dessert of Mr. Carrick's table, they would just be taken back on the following morning to the place from whence they came, and paid for accordingly. No wonder the old miser and his amazon amassed...