five-and-eight

Updated: May 29, 2025

I had a couple of cabs, and the postage was a tanner, with another twopence for registration. Yes, it cost me exactly five-and-eight." "IT cost YOU! But what did you GET for it, Raffles?" "Nothing, my boy." "Nothing!" "Not a crimson cent." "I am not surprised. I never thought it had a market value. I told you so in the beginning," I said, irritably.

E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung - Raffles, Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman