one-an'-four

Updated: May 31, 2025

Still, if you insist," he paused, following Nicky-Nan into the little bar-parlour, "I mustn't say no. The law don't allow me. A two of beer, if I may suggest?" "Brandy for me!" said Nicky-Nan recklessly. "And a soda." "Brandy for heroes, as the sayin' is. Which, if Three Star, is sixpence, an' two is a shilling, and a split soda makes one-an'-four. 'Tis a grand beverage, but terrible costly."

Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - Nicky-Nan, Reservist