While there, he took so much Scotch whisky and water that his tongue was loosened and he became boastful; and that to so foolish an extent that he actually brandished in the eyes of the multitude a whole handful of banknotes.

He now remembered this, and was greatly struck by the curious fact that Lala Roy should seem to know it.
"I haven't got any money.

It was all brag last night.

I couldn't help my grandfather if I wanted to." "You have what is left of three hundred pounds," said Lala Roy.
"If I said that last night," replied Joe, "I must have been drunker than I thought.

You old fool! the flimsies were duffers.