Nobody will expect you to pay it!" "But I suppose I shall have to do it sooner or later ?" "Well, that's as may be.

It will depend partly on how you manage with Sowerby, and partly on the hands it gets into.

As the bill has your name on it, they'll have patience as long as the interest is paid, and the commissions on renewal.

But no doubt it will have to be met some day by somebody." Mr.Forrest said that he was sure that the bill was not in Barchester; Mr.Sowerby would not, he thought, have brought it to a Barchester bank.

The bill was probably in London, but doubtless would be sent to Barchester for collection.