编辑同志:1999年8月,我的一位同事买房子,找我借了一万元钱,出具了借条,并注明借一年,在2000年8月底前还清。我因不急着用钱,一直没向他提还钱的事。2002年12月,我老伴生病住院,去找他还钱,他说没钱,又在借条上注明春节前一定还清。可是,春节前我再去找他时,他却说法律规定债务 Editor’s Comrade: In August 1999, a colleague of mine bought a house and asked for a loan of 10,000 yuan. I issued an IOU and stated that it would take one year to pay off before the end of August 2000. Because I did not hurry to use the money, I did not mention the money back to him. In December 2002, my wife was hospitalized for illness and went to find him to pay back the money. He said he did not have any money. He also stated on the IOU that he must pay off before the Spring Festival. However, when I went to see him again before the Spring Festival, he said that the law provided for the debt