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But even to Joanna this was unsatisfactory as a revenge "If I stay at home, maybe I'll get worse, and then he'll be coming over to see me in my 'groove' and getting eight-and-six each time for it." It would certainly be better to go away and punish the doctor by a complete return to health. Besides, she was awed by the magnitude of the prescription.
Dig turned pale at the news, and convulsively dug his hand into his pocket to see if he had his paper safe. "Not really?" he exclaimed. "Yes, he has! Roaring Tommy was nowhere. Jolly lucky for me I sold my ticket to Tilbury for eight-and-six! I wish I'd bought yours for threepence when you asked me." Dig laughed hysterically. "Then I've got the ten-and-six?" he asked. "Rather."
We wore bell-shaped trousers; eight-and-six to measure, seven-and-six if from stock; fastened our neckties in dashing style with a horseshoe pin. I think in the matter of waistcoats we had the advantage of you; ours were gayer, braver. Our cuffs and collars were of paper: sixpence-halfpenny the dozen, three-halfpence the pair.
"Let me see. First and foremost, your words of honour that you'll never tell a soul I taught you how to fight, for it might lead to unpleasantness." "On my honour, I'll never tell!" cried Mercer. "And on my honour I never will!" I said excitedly. "Right, then, so far," said Lomax. "Now about those gloves. If I recollect right, they're eight-and-six a pair, and two pairs are seventeen shillings."
For Todd had taken his precautions. His watch a gold one, "jewelled in numberless holes," as its owner pathetically remarked had been left with the family jeweller for three bright golden sovereigns, an eight-and-six brass turnip, which went jolly well, although its tick was a trifle vigorous under Gus's pillow, and an agreement.
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