seven-an'-twentieth

Updated: May 28, 2025

Fimbar's hill, I reckon you've lost your chance by not axin' Dan'l Best, that died up to the 'Sylum twelve years since; though, poor soul, he'd but one answer for every question from his seven-an'-twentieth year to his end, an' that was 'One, two, three, four, five, sis, seven." "Ah, the poor body! his was a wisht case," a woman observed from the corner furthest from the door.

Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - The Delectable Duchy