liquorice-seed

Updated: May 18, 2025

"That's one comfort," said I, and I gave her a good hand-shake. It must have looked funny to see a boy and a girl shaking hands there in front of the hotel, and a young darkey took advantage of our good-humor, and, stealing out from a shady corner of the court, sold us seven little red and black liquorice-seed for fourpence, the worst swindle that had been worked on us yet.

Frank Richard Stockton - A Jolly Fellowship