missending

Updated: May 23, 2025

"Noo, laddie, there's something wrang," I said. "I've had nae letter from you aboot that thousand dollars!" "It's the mails!" he said, and cursed. "I'm a fule to trust to them. They're always missending letters and delaying them. Still, there's no harm done. I'm telling you now I need a thousand dollars. Have you that much with you?" "I dinna carrie sae muckle siller wi' me, laddie," I said.

Sir Harry Lauder - Between You and Me