half-a-crown's-worth

Updated: May 21, 2025

Still, none the less, when he again saw her free he continued to keep away from her; when he came back with his thumbed Guide it was Mr. Buckton he caught it was from Mr. Buckton he obtained half-a-crown's-worth of stamps. After asking for the stamps he asked, quite as a second thought, for a postal-order for ten shillings. What did he want with so many stamps when he wrote so few letters?

Henry James - In the Cage