Diggory, whose wits never seemed to desert him at a critical moment, recognized it at once as belonging to the man who supplied the school, and springing forward he beckoned to the driver to stop, crying, "I say, give us a lift into Ronleigh, and we'll pay you a shilling.

At last I gave him a shilling through the crack of the boards, and vowed I wouldn't say who'd done it, and then he undid the door.

last Week I pawn'd my best Petticoat, as I hope to wear it again, it cost me six and twenty shillings besides Making; then this Morning my new Norwich Mantua followed, and two postle Spoons, I had the whole dozen when you came first; but they dropt, and dropt, till I had only Judas left for my Husband.

or is this fellow, Lump or Bump or whatever you call him, trying to take a rise out of us, or telling lies to earn the shilling?"

He is unresolved whether to buy it or to spend the extra shilling on his dinner.

Cross having received five shillings from home on the morning of his birthday, determined to celebrate the occasion by the purchase of a pork-pie, of which he had previously invited all his companions to partake.

The British allowance is much higher, the wife getting twelve shillings and sixpence a week.

[Illustration: Skipper of Drifter (who has been fined thirty-five shillings for losing a pair of binoculars).

This left only thirteen pounds eighteen shillings to make up the full sum for my redemption.

And then Malchus took five shillings, and issued out of the cave, and when he saw the masons and the stones tofore the cave, he began to bless him, and was much amarvelled.

Poor or shabbily-dressed people are rarely seen, and there is no one in the village whom it would be proper to address in a patronizing tone, or who would not consider it a gross insult to be offered a shilling.

Willy, Willy Wilkin Young Roger came tapping at Dolly's window "You owe me five shillings" You shall have an apple THE REAL MOTHER

"Uncle Hobson," says he, "gave me two; Aunt Hobson gave me oneno, Aunt Hobson gave me thirty shillings; Uncle Newcome gave me three pound; and Aunt Ann gave me one pound five; and Aunt Honeyman sent me ten shillings in a letter.

See that thou takest good care of thy fair guest there, and when he wakes thou mayst again charge him ten shillings also, and if he hath it not, thou mayst take his bag and hammer, and even his coat, in payment.

The total of what has been or will be expended, with a prospect of even a great increase, in that borough exceeds eleven shillings and elevenpence in the pound for the relief of the poor alone.

He was very ready to accept the chance to add a few shillings to his pay, so for an hour every morning we exercised in a little open space behind the stockade.

6d., are prudently going to raise their price another shilling; and having already more authors than they want, intend to increase the number of them.

Their first job brought them but five shillings.

Our friends hesitated to receive it * * when he answered * *'Before I knew the grace of our Lord I was a poor drunkard: I never could save a shilling.

"He wants five shillings a head," Hawtry said.

"Good fellow am I not when it cometh to lose ten shillings!

The cake fetched a shilling, and Diggory and Vance bid ninepence each for the book and pocket-knife; so Mugford came out of his difficulty without suffering any further loss than what was afterwards made good again by the generosity of his two comrades.

I'll give it to Tregarva, and he shall allow you four shillings a week as long as it lasts, if you'll promise to keep off Squire Lavington's river.'

It was on this visit to the parliament-house, that Mr. Henry Erskine (brother of Lord Erskine), after being presented to Dr. Johnson by Mr. Boswell, and having made his bow, slipped a shilling into Boswell's hand, whispering that it was for the sight of his bear.

"Father, will you lend me a shilling?"