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Updated: June 15, 2025
Such is the irony of earthly mixtures, that the heroes have not always had carpets and teacups of their own; and, seen through the open window by the mackerel-vender, may have been invited with some hopefulness to pay three hundred per cent, in the form of fourpence.
There's one for each month. They tell you your character, your talents, your strong points, and your weak points at fourpence halfpenny a go. Bobbie's idea was to buy the whole twelve, and go through them till we found out which month hit off Mary's character. That would give us the month, and narrow it down a whole lot. A pretty hot idea for a non-thinker like dear old Bobbie.
Thus it seems that a Rover may have six sails at the rate of one hundred and sixty-six pounds thirteen shillings and fourpence per sail! So long as the breed of Cowes Rovers exists we need have no fears concerning our naval supremacy.
Do what you can to make them happy a little treat if necessary; I should not mind it." "Give us fourpence to buy a pound of golden syrup for tea, please, Padre," suddenly said Briar. "If there is a thing I love, it is golden syrup. A pound between us will give us quite a feast won't it, Renny?" "Only we must save a little for the aunt," cried Patty.
Then there are places cheerful with the sound of frizzling fat, where fried plaice brown and odorous may be had for three halfpence, and a handful of sliced potatoes for a penny; where for fourpence succulent stewed eels may be discussed; vinegar ad lib.; or for sevenpence but these are red-letter evenings half a sheep's head may be indulged in, which is a supper fit for any king, who happened to be hungry.
Flucker had a versatile genius for making money; he had made it in forty different ways, by land and sea, tenpence at a time. "I hae gotten the life o' Jess Rutherford till ye," said he. "Giest then." "I'm seeking half a crown for 't," said he. Now, he knew he should never get half a crown, but he also knew that if he asked a shilling, he should be beaten down to fourpence.
First I give and bequeath unto my son Gregory Cromwell six hundred threescore six pounds, thirteen shillings, and fourpence, of lawful money of England, with the which six hundred threescore six pounds, thirteen shillings, and fourpence, I will mine executors undernamed immediately or as soon as they conveniently may after my decease, shall purchase lands, tenements, and hereditaments to the clear yearly value of £33 6s. 8d. by the year above all charges and reprises to the use of my said son Gregory, for term of his life; and after the decease of the said Gregory to the heirs male of his body lawfully to be begotten, and for lack of heirs male of the body of the said Gregory, lawfully begotten, to the heirs general of his body lawfully begotten.
"Don't be frightened, man," said the captain; "no one is going to hurt you, your things are quite safe. What does your property consist of?" "A trifle, sir, a trifle," quoth poor Sawney; "fourpence ha'penny and an auld knife!"
The conductor took the shilling, punched two twopenny tickets, and then stood trying to think it out. "That's right," said the lady who had spoken last, "give my friend fourpence." The conductor did so. "Now you give that fourpence to me." The friend handed it to her. "And you," she concluded to the conductor, "give me eightpence, then we shall be all right."
And if you'll have the goodness, when I give you the honest time, at fourpence ha'penny an hour, just to strike that much off my bill, I'll be more obliged to you than I am now. Only I fear I must make you pay for the material not a farthing more than it costs me at the saw-mills, up at the Grange, for the carriage 'll come in with other lots I must have."
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