half-sovs

Updated: May 25, 2025

Now I tell you what, Batchelor shall be umpire, and we'll each put five shillings on it, eh? What do you say to that?" "I'd rather not bet," replied Hawkesbury, "but I'd like to know what Batchelor says it is." "I'll go half-sovs. with you on it," said Whipcord. "Done with you!" said Masham; "but Hawkesbury must go too, for if it's brandy we both lose."

Talbot Baines Reed - My Friend Smith: A Story of School and City Life