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They thanked him for the gift and enquired about the baby Rattenbury and wished him good-luck in the mackerel fishing, and were about to go on when Ninian recollected his failure to keep his appointment with Tom Yeo on the previous evening. "Oh, Jim," he said, "I bet Tom Yeo thruppence I'd 'clean' a skate as good as he can, but I couldn't come ... so here's the thruppence.
I mean I feel as if I'd come down to a cheap circus, and we were going into a country town where the big tent had been set up, and that by and by we should be all riding round the ring doing Mazeppa and the Wild Horse, or Timour the Tartar; stalls a shilling covered with red cloth; gallery thruppence." The Sheikh stared wonderingly, and then shook his head.
But you know, whenever there's a new chum about that he can get thruppence out of, it's poor Ma for the scrubbing. And my back's just as bad as bad can be!" The fire was not very bright. Marcella wished Louis's chops would cook more quickly. She wanted to get upstairs. "It's dreadful being married to a man like that," said Marcella. "It is," said Mrs. King, planting her iron viciously on Mr.
The vicar of Boveyhayne and his wife were to dine at the Manor that night, and so they were bidden to put on their company manners and their evening clothes. Ninian grumbled lustily when he heard the news, for he had made arrangements with a fisherman to "clean" a skate that evening when the trawlers came home. "I bet him thruppence I could do it as good as he could, and now I'll have to pay up.
Chichester protested vehemently: "But we are NOT provided for." "No," added Alaric. "Our bank's bust." "We're ruined," sobbed Mrs. Chichester. "Broke!" said Alaric. "We've nothing!" wailed the old lady. "Not thruppence," from the son. "Dear, dear," said the lawyer. "How extremely painful." "PAINFUL? That's not the word. Disgustin' I call it," corrected Alaric. Mr. Hawkes thought a moment.
At this revelation, some of the men furtively exchanged significant glances, and Crass, the foreman, became very red. 'You'd better keep your bloody thruppence and make your own tea after this week, he said, addressing Sawkins, 'and then p'raps we'll 'ave a little peace at meal-times.
'Weel, I accep' yer apology. Can ye len' us thruppence? I want to purchase some War Loan. . . . By Jings, ye're no a bad sort, Macgreegor. . . . Hoo dae ye think I behaved masel'? 'No that bad. 'Weel, I want ye to tell her I ha'end enjoyed masel' sae much since ma Uncle Peter's funeral, ten year back. 'Tell her yersel'. Willie pocketed a few of the superior cigarettes, and rose.
He came to Athlone, and went to the Royal, but the waiter, who did not know he was speaking to a member of Parliament, and moreover one of his own kidney, declined to take him in, and recommended a place where he could get a bed for Thruppence! And the M.P. actually had to take it. This was only inconsistent with his new dignity, and not with his previous experiences.
Fourpence! cried Davy, his enthusiasm rising, 'I'll live on thruppence a day, as sure as yo're sittin theer! Seven thruppences is one an nine; lodgin, two shillin three an nine. Two an three left over, for cloos, firin, an pocket money. Why, I'll be rich before yo can look roun! An then, o' coorse, they'll not keep me long on six shillings a week.
However, sir, this one is not bad. A very fine racket for lady's use; very light and strong, sir, considering the cost only sixteen and six, sir." "Sixteen and six. Four dollars and Did she pay for it?" "Oh no, sir. She said you would do that, sir. The total is two pound eight and thruppence, sir. Shall I give you a bill, sir? Thank you, sir." His thanks were wasted.
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