hae'f-crown

Updated: May 21, 2025

Oh! waitin' for me, lass? I've bin 'elpin' Anthony, an' what's think he's gen me? Nowt b'r a lousy hae'f-crown, an' that's ivry penny " "He thinks you've made the rest up in beer," she said shortly. "An' I 'aven't that I 'aven't. You b'lieve me, I've 'ad very little this day, I have an' all." His voice went tender. "Here, an' I browt thee a bit o' brandysnap, an' a cocoanut for th' children."

D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence - Sons and Lovers