He took out his pocket-book and placed the bank notes within it.

Mr. Yatman placed the bank-notes in it, secured them by a padlock, and put the box in his coat pocket.

Stevenson was "incapable of facing the realities of what placed the bank in jeopardy from that time until now".

"I didn't know they were yours, it's all a mistake," and he placed the bank right back on the mantel.