The Entail; or, The Lairds of Grippy
I think it would hae been more prudent to hae gi'en them but the half o't, or ony smaller sum, for Charlie's no a very gude guide;--siller wi' him gangs like snaw aff a dyke; and as for his lilywhite-handit madam, a' the jingling o' her spinnit will ne'er make up for the winsome tinkle o' Betty Bodle's tocher purse.