twenty-three-shilling

Updated: August 12, 2026

He thought there was also a twenty-five-shilling piece and some others, twenty-three-shilling pieces. The court asked how she said she had come by the money. Johnson's answer was that she had said she took the money and the bag from Mrs Duncomb, and that she had begged him to keep it secret. ``My dear, said this virtuous gaoler, ``I would not secrete the money for the world.

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