pin's-worth

Updated: May 28, 2025

"Say yer prayers, lass; I can't help ye," says the old woman darkly. "If ye gaa wi' the people, ye'll never come back. Ye munna talk wi' them, nor eat wi' them, nor drink wi' them, nor tak a pin's-worth by way o' gift fra them mark weel what I say or ye're lost!" The girl looked down, plainly much vexed. The old woman stared at her with a mysterious frown steadily, for a few seconds.

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu - J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 5