twelve-and-nine

Updated: August 25, 2026

For she came out saying: "I can't only do five-and-nine, Mo. Can't you make out with that?" Uncle Mo still looked at the twelve-and-nine he already had in hand, as though it was a peculiar twelve-and-nine, that might consent for once to make nineteen shillings, the sum required, when added to Aunt M'riar's contribution; but he was obliged to yield to the inflexible nature of Arithmetic.

William Frend De Morgan - When Ghost Meets Ghost