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Excited betting was in full swing when I appeared on the scene. Of course my duty was plain. But I had young Conroy with me and he pulled me aside before the men saw us. "'Five to one in fivers on the sergeant! he said. "I declined the bet, for I knew something of Duveen's form; but I did not interrupt the fight! And, by gad! it was a splendid fight!
He negligently dropped him five fivers, his share of the option's value. Mr. Marrier said nothing, but his eye met Edward Henry's, and in silence five fivers were meted out to Mr. Marrier also.... It was so easy to delight these persons who apparently seldom set eyes on real ready money. "You might sign receipts, all of you, just as a matter of form," said Edward Henry.
"Well I'm a lawyer too and a pretty sharp one /arcades ambo/," said Johnnie with a coarse laugh; "and I tell you what it is, Edith, it ain't good enough to cart a fellow down in this howling wilderness and then send him away without a drink; lend us another fiver at any rate. It ain't good enough, I say." "Good enough or not you'll have to go and you don't get any fivers out of me to-night.
The best kind of a "dabster" is made from a mole's skin. The common marbles used by boys everywhere are called mibs, fivers, commies, migs, megs, alleys, and dubs. A very large marble is a bumbo and a very small one a peawee. Glass marbles are called crystals and those made of agate are called reals. The choicest real is supposed to be green and is called a "mossic" or "moss real."
"You're a mighty fine woman and the boss of this here establishment; that's evident. I'd like to see the man who could say no to you. He's never sat in that 'ere cashier's seat where you be; of that I'm dead sure. He wouldn't care for fivers if you didn't, nor for tens either." She was really a fine woman for her station, and a buxom, powerful one, too.
Freddie, who was sitting next to me, took me in fivers. And if you want any further proof of your young man's pin-headedness; mark that! A child could have seen that Eddie had him going. Eddie comes from Pittsburgh God bless it! My own home town!" "Did your Eddie win?" "You don't listen I told you he was from Pittsburgh.
"The girls must have some amusement: there'll be no end of balls and parties. I suppose the boys will soon be talking of getting `fivers' and `tenners' out of the `guvner' or `old man. It's the way of the world. And they'll marry and leave us. It's the way of the world "
A larger reinforcement which they had reckoned upon, was detained by the floods and frosts, which, for the moment, had made the roads and fivers alike impracticable.
Dad is almost certain to ask me about it, for he never made me such a handsome present before. Poor dad! he was so proud the night he brought it home. He said, 'Look here, Poll, I paid a whole sheaf of fivers for this, and although it cost me a good round eighty guineas, I'm told it's cheap at the price. Put it on and let me see how you look in it, he said.
"However, as I have observed, I felt pretty secure just then; I could afford a couple of 'fivers, and would gladly get rid of them to see once more my dear old friends, Sir Charles and Lady K . Accordingly, I accepted Achrow's invitation, and the afternoon of December 23rd saw me snugly ensconced in a first-class compartment en route for Castle Street, Northampton.
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