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"By Jove," he exclaimed, "I've given that little beast half-a-sovereign here, Tiny!" But Tiny only backed further underneath the sofa, and no mere verbal invitation would induce him to stir. So we adopted a more pressing plan, and coaxed him out by the scruff of his neck. He came, an inch at a time, growling viciously, and holding Hollis's half- sovereign tight between his teeth.
I suppose that is the explanation.” Upon which the doctor looked profound and went to lunch. “Two five-pound notes, half-a-sovereign, and seven and sixpence in silver,” said Mr Beveridge to himself. “Ah, and a card.” On the card was written, “From a friend, if you will accept it.
He thought he see his way to another half-a-sovereign out of you, M'riar, and that's what he come for. He thought I was safe for just the du-ration of a pipe or two." "What brought you back, Mo?" "Well, ye see, I heard his ugly voice out in the front bar, askin' for me. And I only thought he was a sporting c'rackter come to see what the old scrapper looked like in his old age.
A short distance past the Grammar School I was hailed by a gentleman in a light coat; he was smoking a cigarette, and told me to drive him to Powlett Street, East Melbourne. I did so, and he got out at the corner of Wellington Parade and Powlett Street. He paid me half-a-sovereign for my fare, and then walked up Powlett Street, while I drove back to town.
The lady gave me half-a-sovereign, and told me that she proposed to follow the man on foot. She asked me if I could manage to keep her in sight, without letting my cab be seen by the man she was following.
Just as everyone was rushing to get into the London express I heard a coin drop on the platform, and I saw it rolling. It was half-a-sovereign. I couldn't be sure who dropped it, but I think it was a lady. Anyhow, no one claimed it. I was just going to pick it up when that chap came by. He saw it, and he put his foot on it as quick as lightning, and stood still.
I cannot afford it, Frederick." It had never occurred to me before that I cost anything to keep, but the fact was slowly beginning to dawn on me, and the prospect of having shortly to support myself cast rather a damper over the pictures I had drawn to myself of my pleasant life in London. "Good-bye," said my uncle. "Here is half-a-sovereign for you, which remember is on no account to be spent.
He then gave Royston half-a-sovereign, lit a cigarette, and after making a few remarks about the beauty of the night, walked off quickly in the direction of Melbourne. Royston drove down to the Junction, and having stopped there, according to his instructions he asked his 'fare' several times where he was to drive him to.
Only bit by bit did Laura dig out their meaning: then, the horrible truth lay bare. Chinky had been dismissed privately because she was a boarder from the school. Her crime was: she had taken half-a-sovereign from the purse of one of her room-mates.
I had not half-a-sovereign after all, but I flung our dear driver a whole one instead, and only wish that it had been a hundred. Already the Italian had his latch-key in the door of 38, and in another moment we were rushing up the narrow stairs of as dingy a London house as prejudiced countryman can conceive.
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