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'You caught this horse rather cleverly, said De Blacquaire, 'and I'm very much obliged to you. Of course, you understand that a man doesn't go into action with a lot of money about him; but if you'll ask for me at headquarters this evening, Major de Blacquaire, you'll find half-a-sovereign waiting for you. You can ask my man for it.
He felt in his pocket for money, and found half-a-sovereign. This he thrust up through the trap in the top of the cab into the man's face. "More," he shouted, "if only we get away." The money was snatched out of his hand. "Right you are," said the cabman, and the trap slammed, and the lash lay along the glistening side of the horse.
He said I could have the hamper for myself, and gave me half-a-sovereign extra on the understanding that I kept my mouth shut, which I did. I don't think he ever told the child's mother what had happened leastways, if he wasn't a fool right through, he didn't.
He didn't notice that I was after it too. So I drew back. I thought I'd wait and see what happens." "He looks as if he could do with half-a-sovereign," said Mr Gale. "Yes; he's only a station loafer." "Then why doesn't he pick up his half-sovereign and hook it?" "Can't you see why?" said Mr Sandbach, patronizingly. "He's afraid of the bookstall clerk catching him at it.
A hundred to eight Green Cloak." He feels almost sure Liberal will win, but Green Cloak he wishes he had asked the tobacconist where he got his information from. Anyhow, half-a-sovereign doesn't matter much. He goes up to a bookmaker, and says: "Ten shillings Green Cloak."
The time's getting on now towards when we must begin to think of your being a junior partner. Only about three or four years, Sam. Then you will go down at once?" "You leave that to me," said Sam importantly. "But I must have some money." "Yes, my boy, of course. Half-a-sovereign will be plenty, I suppose?"
So I'm to sing again o' Thursday; and I got a sovereign last night, and am to have half-a-sovereign every night th' lecturer is at th' Mechanics'." "Well, Margaret, I'm right glad to hear it." "And I don't think you've heard the best bit yet. Now that a way seemed open to me, of not being a burden to any one, though it did please God to make me blind, I thought I'd tell grandfather.
Next day I remembered the servant had half-a-sovereign to pay the greengrocer, and I had not seen her since I gave it to her. When Charles returned from the bank my first words were, 'O Charles, I know all about the half-sovereign: I am so glad. Would not you have acknowledged you were glad too? He looked at me just as he did the night before. I believe he would rather I had lost the money.
All through the night until the bright dawn I "jodled" about the streets and repeated "Worked out with talent therefore a little masterpiece a stroke of genius and half-a-sovereign." Part II A few weeks later I was out one evening. Once more I had sat out in a churchyard and worked at an article for one of the newspapers.
The couple of odd shillings Uncle George had slipped into my hand on leaving London, had, of course, melted away long ago, and, until this year, he never seemed to think of renewing the tip, supposing, perhaps, that I did not want anything, for I was too proud to ask him; but at Michaelmas, when my birthday came round I was just fourteen then he quite unexpectedly sent me a post-office order for half-a-sovereign in the possession of which I felt as rich as Croesus.
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