twenty-five-and-sixpence

Updated: August 1, 2026

"It must be a good window," said the young man. "It is a magical window," said the old one. "I have only ten shillings on me, but I have fifteen-and-six at home." The old man thought for a while. "Then twenty-five-and-sixpence is the price of the window," he said.

Baron Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Dunsany - The Book of Wonder