half-and-half-fourpence

Updated: August 10, 2026

"Landlord, here's the money for the pint of half-and-half-fourpence halfpenny, ain't it? here's sixpence; keep the change confound the change!" The landlord, assisted by his niece, bustled about; his brow erect, his cheeks plumped out, and all his features exhibiting a kind of surly satisfaction.

George Henry Borrow - The Romany Rye