"Did Marky the Lord lend you the money?" asked Jacob of Asher.
"Ay, he did," said Asher.
"And you, too, said Jacob?" turning stiffly to Stean.
"Ay," said [Stean].
"And you?" said Jacob, facing towards Ross.
"I darn say no," said Ross.
"And you, as well?" said Jacob, confronting Thurstan.
"Why not?" said Thurstan.
"The blockhead!" cried Jacob, "The scoundrel! It was my money—mine—mine, I tell you, and he might as well have pitched it into the sea."
Then the four men began to double their fists.