forty-twenty-twos

Updated: May 21, 2025

Perlmutter!" she said when he came within ear-shot, "Uncle Max was round to the house last night, and he wants you should duplicate them forty-twenty-twos in his last order and ship at once." Morris stopped short. This was something he had not foreseen, and all his well-formulated plans for the firing of Miss Cohen were shattered at once. "Oh!" he said lamely.

Montague Glass - Abe and Mawruss: Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter