sixteen-ounces-to-the-pound

Updated: May 25, 2025

Did you ever, he says, 'feel the avoirdupois power of gold not the troy weight of it, but the sixteen-ounces-to-the-pound force of it? "'Never, says I. 'I never take in any bad money. "Shane drops down on the floor and throws his arms over the sacks of gold-dust. "'I love it, says he. 'I want to feel the touch of it day and night. It's my pleasure in life.

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