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Now, suppose I was a young man keeping company with a gal and her father wanted to borrow a couple o' quid a paltry couple o' thick'uns what d'ye think I should do?" "If you was a young man keeping company with a gal and 'er father wanted to borrow a couple of quid off o' you what would you do?" repeated Mr. Tasker, mechanically, as he bustled to and fro. Mr. Vickers nodded and smiled.
He defended himself with much spirit and considerable cleverness. Among other things he said, as reported in the press: "What is this game? This gang are trying to do me down. Well, that wasn't the way John Milton talked, either. The English slang for money is a pleasant thing: thick'uns and thin'uns; two quid, five bob; tanners and coppers.
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