| 单词 | centime |
| 例句 | The drunkard was an ash tree, twisted sideways by centimes of wind. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We each had an aguardiente and paid forty centimes for the two drinks. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I gave the woman fifty centimes to make a tip, and she gave me back the copper piece, thinking I had misunderstood the price. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z A record his brother bought at a shop on the rue Sainte-Marguerite four decades ago for fifty-five centimes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Those magazines are over three centimes old, and you’re not wearing gloves!” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Not one centime is spent on a campaign. The Carpetbagger: France's Oscar Hopes Depend on Its Health-Care System 2012-01-17T19:58:32Z The widowed Papa Pascal, oblivious, earthy and believable as a wooden centime, meanwhile tends to his other five daughters. Movie Review: ‘The Well-Digger’s Daughter,’ Directed by Daniel Auteuil 2012-07-19T21:42:40Z His father remarried, however, and, possibly ashamed of his mulatto son, cut Alex off without a centime. The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss – review 2012-09-28T21:55:05Z Writing about the task at the time, she said she had to "put every single centime aside to pay" the book's printer. Ulysses: Celebrating 100 years of a literary masterpiece 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z “Even three centimes higher is dire when played out nationwide,” Anract said. Possible rise in baguette prices poses crunch for the French 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z The economy minister, Bruno Le Maire, pledged workers would “not lose a centime” due to temporary lay offs during the crisis. Spain to enter state of emergency as EU nations step up coronavirus measures 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z The owner of one modest boat sent a €10,000 donation but the tycoons and oligarchs failed to come up with a centime. St-Tropez lifeboat crew say luxury boat owners too mean to help out 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z The irascible pioneer even found time to offer his two centimes on Hazanavicius's movie, which premiered last year at Cannes, calling it a "stupid, stupid idea." 'Godard Mon Amour' isn't as smart or funny a sendup as it wants to be 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z In three days, the number received 26,000 messages with each reply costing 16 centimes. Trolls force shutdown of French anti-harassment hotline 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z While the Swiss sweat over every centime, and the Germans recently cancelled their plans for a high-speed magnetic levitation train in Munich, the Spanish have embraced mass transit with a kind of crazed exuberance. The Long Dig 2008-09-15T04:00:00Z Three large, silver valves deliver different honeys from vats into glass jars — and you can bring your own jar to save 60 centimes. On One Paris Street, Shopkeepers Specialize in Only One Kind of Thing 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Listeners occupied benches on various sides of the orchestra, and the cheapest tickets cost seventy-five centimes—perhaps the price of a movie ticket in today’s dollars. Symphonies and Sing-Alongs 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z Sweets cost one centime each so that was a fortune. Why the French love chocolate bears 2012-11-03T00:20:33Z My hopes were fulfilled, for she offered at once her price of two centimes, with the evident intention of making a purchase. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z We explained our dilemma and offered the one peseta, ninety centimes, which was marked in his book and our own, as the full first class tariff for twelve kilometers. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z Next he sold his trunk; then his school-books, though they brought but a few centimes. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z It went to his heart to spend seven francs fifty centimes—a mise and a half—but the cheaper ones were really too hideous to buy peace with. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z They paid their 10 centimes and went into the picture show. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z These manillas are made of an alloy of copper and pewter, manufactured mainly at Birmingham and Nantes, the individual value being from 20 to 25 centimes. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z He was forced at last to accept a salary of three francs fifty centimes a day for pasting advertisements on the walls of the Gare du Nord in order to save himself from starvation. Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art 2012-02-14T03:00:24.393Z The company will propose a cash distribution to shareholders of 75 centimes a share for 2011, down from 1.30 francs a share for the previous year. Credit Suisse Posts First Loss in Three Years on Investment Bank 2012-02-09T06:02:02Z So Nancy gave the omnibus-driver fifty centimes, and told the porter to take the valise to the H�tel des Colonies. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z Baer plans to pay a special dividend of 40 centimes a share in addition to an ordinary dividend of 60 centimes a share. Julius Baer Slides as Bank Expects U.S. Tax Fine: Zurich Mover 2012-02-06T17:19:02Z Petroplus Holdings AG retreated 13 percent to 21 centimes, extending yesterday’s 84 percent slide when the largest independent European refiner said it planned to file for insolvency. European Stocks Decline as Ericsson, Novartis Drop on Earnings 2012-01-26T00:31:26Z Petroplus plunged 82 percent to 26 centimes, its biggest decline and the lowest price since it issued shares to the public in November 2006. European Stocks Decline as Greek Debt-Relief Talks Reach Impasse 2012-01-24T10:13:03Z Emptying its contents into her handkerchief, she descended, and, standing there, counted the sum—twenty-seven francs, thirty centimes. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z Say he has less, fifteen centimes, ten, five. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Here, for one franc, sixty centimes, he has an entertainment consisting of four courses and a dessert, inclusive of half a bottle of vin ordinaire. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z He never spoke to him or gave him a centime for his expenses, but merely let him sleep under his roof and partake of their scanty fare. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z The stamp is composed of two sections, each bearing the value five centimes, but a narrow strip of paper joins them together and bears the value ten centimes. Peeps at Postage Stamps 2011-12-23T03:00:15.610Z The reign of terror—three shots for ten centimes. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z He said he expects Credit Suisse to cut dividends for this year and next to 50 centimes a share from the 1.30 francs the bank paid for 2010. Credit Suisse Races UBS Building Buffers in Fortress Switzerland 2011-12-18T23:24:01Z It dropped to 95.48 centimes before the central bank’s announcement yesterday, the weakest since Feb. 17. Swiss Franc Weakens as U.S. Data Optimism Boosts Risk Appetite 2011-12-16T17:09:04Z Probably while he lives you would not have a right of five centimes; but what does that matter to you? The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z Another local stamp—more highly priced on the Continent than in England—is the ten centimes "Double Geneva." Peeps at Postage Stamps 2011-12-23T03:00:15.610Z The indicator is set at seventy-five centimes at the start. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z UBS said last month it plans to pay 10 centimes a share for 2011, its first cash dividend in five years. Credit Suisse Races UBS Building Buffers in Fortress Switzerland 2011-12-18T23:24:01Z The whole represented, as was afterward demonstrated, exactly the sum of ten francs, fifty centimes. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z She selected twenty centimes, that is about twopence in English money; so very cheap are grapes. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z The pioneer letter-card emanated from the Kingdom of Belgium, and bore a red ten centimes stamp with the head of Leopold II. Peeps at Postage Stamps 2011-12-23T03:00:15.610Z Then it clicks up ten centimes at a time, and when you reach your destination there is no chance for an argument regarding the total. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z I write to my banker in Blois by this same mail, telling him not to advance you a centime. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z It was an accounting for the evening's expenditures—totaling exactly ten francs and fifty centimes. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z She took twenty centimes, that is the value of twopence, so cheap are grapes in Italy. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z As they bore values in centimes, they were withdrawn as soon as "groschens" and "kreuzers" became generally current. Peeps at Postage Stamps 2011-12-23T03:00:15.610Z The monetary unit is the new drachma, equivalent to the franc, and divided into 440 100 lepta or centimes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Yes; of course, it shall be so; not a hair of their heads, not a centime of their property shall be touched. The World Masters 2011-11-18T03:00:31.543Z The Zurich-based bank also plans to pay a dividend of 10 centimes a share for 2011, its first cash payout since before the start of the financial crisis, it said in a statement today. UBS Sets Profitability Goal, First Cash Dividend in 5 Years 2011-11-17T18:20:02Z Ten centimes, you charge; now I'll give ten francs—that's a thousand centimes—if madame is able to return me a single true answer to five plain questions I'll put to her myself.' Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire 2011-11-15T03:00:23.507Z In 1852 Louis Napol�on became President of the Republic, and, being a man who loved notoriety, he placed his bust upon the ten and twenty-five centimes values. Peeps at Postage Stamps 2011-12-23T03:00:15.610Z It was high time; his bill amounted to fourteen francs fifty centimes. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z The chief will endeavour to engage you in conversation, and will offer you his photograph at fifty centimes a copy. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z Zinida Count, you drew in advance, I have it written down, eighty francs and twenty centimes. He Who Gets Slapped A Play in Four Acts 2011-11-11T03:00:27.467Z You owe one million, a hundred and seven thousand, one hundred and twenty-seven francs, fifty-two centimes. The Princess of Bagdad a play in three acts 2011-09-15T02:00:11.723Z The Swiss franc declined a third day to 86.46 centimes a dollar. Dollar, Treasuries Rise Before Obama Speech; Futures Retreat 2011-09-08T12:31:01Z The Swiss franc weakened to 81.13 centimes against the U.S. currency. Asia Stocks, Won Gain on U.S. Economic Outlook; Gold, Franc Fall 2011-08-29T02:50:01Z And they are marked—60 centimes, 65 centimes. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z By the time it reaches Paris this vin de Touraine of commerce has aggrandized itself so that it commands two francs fifty centimes on the Boulevards, and a franc fifty in the University quarter. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z Against the dollar, it appreciated to an all-time high of 70.71 centimes earlier this month. Swiss Ponder Unthinkable as World Turns Economy Upside Down 2011-08-16T07:31:02Z Against the dollar, the currency traded at 79.98 centimes yesterday, down from an all-time high of 70.71 centimes earlier this month. Swiss Pondering Unthinkable as World Turns Economy Upside Down 2011-08-15T22:26:03Z The dollar depreciated 1 percent against the Swiss franc and earlier weakened as much as 2.5 percent to a record 74.85 centimes. European Stocks Fluctuate as ECB Buys Debt; Euro, Gold Climb 2011-08-08T08:43:03Z I saw on a notice that the price of entry was forty centimes. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z To get the money centime by centime and no rest from the police—well, well, if I'm born into this world again I will become a government official. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z The franc, which has soared 19 percent in the past six months against the dollar, fell 0.8 percent today to 77.66 centimes. Yen Drops on Japan’s Intervention; Exporter Stocks, Metals Gain 2011-08-04T05:06:01Z I wish I did not spend every centime of my allowance without ever knowing where it goes to! A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z The franc strengthened to a record against the U.S. currency on July 29, reaching 78.51 centimes per dollar, hurting the value of overseas sales for Swiss exporters. Worst Europe Earnings Hitting Industrials as Stoxx 600 Falls 9% 2011-08-01T04:31:48Z Strategists haven’t planned for a dollar selloff, maintaining expectations it will strengthen against the franc in the fourth quarter to 85 centimes per dollar, a survey of 38 contributors by Bloomberg shows. Dollar Bear Bets Rise to Highest Since May on Debt Limit Focus 2011-07-31T23:22:10Z Not a centime tip will that fellow get from me. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z Even the statement of the astute M. Pietri, the secretary of the disinterested ex-monarch, that his master had not one centime in foreign funds, seems to have had no effect on the course of events. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z The U.S. currency traded at 80.14 Swiss centimes, little changed from yesterday, when it fell to a record low of 79.90. Stocks Fall, Yen Gains as House Delays Vote; Spanish Bonds Drop 2011-07-29T07:30:02Z I cannot say that money was scarce, because a centime never went out of the city, but everything was dear; what three weeks before was worth two sous now cost twenty! The Blockade of Phalsburg An Episode of the End of the Empire 2011-07-27T02:00:39.197Z It was the sixth consecutive monthly gain, the longest winning streak since June 1994, with the Swiss currency touching a record 78.51 centimes on July 29. Dollar Bear Bets Rise to Highest Since May on Debt Limit Focus 2011-07-31T23:22:10Z Immediately, George recovered his senses; he laid a cent-sous piece on the table, the woman gave him two francs fifty centimes change, and we went out. The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War 2011-07-27T02:00:38.240Z The dollar traded at 80.12 Swiss centimes as of 8:28 a.m. in Tokyo from 80.13 centimes in New York yesterday, when it dropped to an all-time low of 79.98 centimes. Dollar Is 0.2% From Record Low Against Franc Before House Vote 2011-07-27T00:05:01Z The dollar depreciated against all 16 major peers at 12:13 p.m. in New York and dipped below 80 centimes versus the franc. Dollar, Stocks Slide, Default Risk Rises Amid Debt-Limit Fight 2011-07-26T16:46:01Z The dollar depreciated against all but one of 16 major peers monitored by Bloomberg at 6:10 a.m. in New York, slipping to less than 80 centimes versus the franc. Dollar Weakens, Default Risk Rises as U.S. Battles Debt Limit 2011-07-26T10:39:04Z Switzerland’s franc strengthened 2 percent against the dollar to a record 80.29 centimes and appreciated against all 16 of its major peers. Stock Futures Fall, Gold, Franc Rise to Record on U.S. Debt Talk 2011-07-25T13:59:02Z But the gain also depends on the amount you put into the lottery, and any sum from six centimes can be played. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z The franc, which benefits in times of turmoil from the nation’s role as a stable, neutral financial center, climbed to a record 80.83 centimes against the dollar, before trading at 81.24 from 81.78. Dollar Holds Loss on Moody’s Review of U.S.; Yen Pares Gain 2011-07-14T06:45:45Z The franc, which benefits in times of turmoil from the nation’s role as a stable, neutral financial center, climbed to a record 80.83 centimes against the dollar, before trading at 81.18 from 81.78. Dollar Weakens as Moody’s Puts U.S. Under Review; Kiwi Surges 2011-07-14T04:47:44Z The franc, which benefits in times of turmoil from the nation’s role as a stable, neutral financial center, climbed to a record 80.83 centimes against the dollar, before trading at 81.10 from 81.78. Dollar Weakens as Moody’s Puts U.S. Under Review; Kiwi Surges 2011-07-14T00:10:43Z The acquisition will boost earnings by at least 40 centimes a share in the first year after it’s completed, Lonza said. Lonza to Buy Arch for $1.2 Billion to Add Microbe Chemicals 2011-07-11T07:29:01Z At that period the wines of the northern valleys sold at 2-1/2 centimes the bottle. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z "We'll have to exist on our corporal's pay—one franc fifty centimes a week, if we can get it." The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z "That's not the box you put ten centimes into and get two sticks of candy." The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z The franc appreciated 0.5 percent against the dollar to 84.92 centimes and strengthened against all of its 16 most- traded counterparts. Euro Falls Against Franc on Concern Greece Crisis Will Worsen 2011-06-16T20:22:59Z The franc appreciated 0.4 percent against the dollar to 84.95 centimes and strengthened against all of its 16 most- traded counterparts. Euro Pares Drop Against Dollar as EU Works on Greece Debt Crisis 2011-06-16T15:12:46Z It appreciated 33 percent against the dollar over the past year, trading at 85.10 centimes at 10:26 a.m. SNB Keeps Rates on Hold as Hildebrand Signals Franc Concern 2011-06-16T09:05:00Z New uniforms; money—we have about ten centimes between the pair of us. The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z The Swiss currency declined today to 83.90 centimes against the dollar. Yen, Dollar Fall as Evidence of China’s Growth Encourages Risk 2011-06-14T11:57:42Z The currency reached a high of 84.65 centimes against the dollar the same day. Patek Philippe Poised to Unwind as Franc Breaks From Euro Orbit 2011-05-31T00:41:45Z As to the songs, loose sheets containing four or five of them are to be had for fifteen centimes. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z The franc is divided into 100 centimes, the lira into 100 centesimi and the drachma into 100 lepta. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z By chance we found some postage-stamps of ten centimes at the bottom of a chest. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z Well, we got along somehow in Paris, for a few years, doing needlework, or giving music lessons at fifty centimes an hour. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z The work-girls who take sewing to their homes can earn from 75 centimes to 2 francs a day. France 2011-03-27T02:00:11.847Z For fires, two francs for two hours, and fifty centimes per hour afterwards. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z When I came back I told her that it was one kreutz or seven centimes. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z When the delegate offered the navvies 3 francs 50 centimes, the Committee of Public Safety, in the same column of the Officiel, offered them 3 francs 75 centimes. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z It strengthened to an all-time high of 91.41 centimes against the dollar yesterday on concern a nuclear disaster is unfolding in Japan following the March 11 temblor. SNB May Keep Rate on Hold as Japan Quake Adds Franc Pressure 2011-03-16T10:09:06Z Well, I hope they 're satisfied now; and if my eighty-two francs five centimes gave any stability to their institutions, much good may it do them! The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z For me should the booming cannon, charged with fifty centimes’ worth of uncertain powder, betoken victory. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z I generously offered him my four remaining coppers, and told him that I would stand by him as long as he had a centime in his pocket. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z Every evening the wages are paid, and the women receive the whole sum, eight centimes a sack, while the former contractors hardly gave them two. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z ABB plans to pay a 2010 dividend of 60 centimes a share, an 18 percent increase from a year earlier. ABB Quarterly Profit Rises 30% on Automation Equipment 2011-02-17T06:26:21Z This 10 per cent. resembles the “centimes additionels” which are levied in foreign countries on direct taxes, and are applicable there to local expenditure. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z He tried his luck again, however, and this time bought a place at two francs fifty centimes. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z Also the price; nineteen francs and forty centimes, or less than four dollars, for our party of four, dinner, lodging, and breakfast, garage free. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z For fifty centimes each the owner gave us permission to eat grapes till we died if we wished to. In the Mountains 2011-01-27T03:00:37.910Z Besides, we had to ask for a pass two days beforehand, and pay seventy-five centimes for it when it was granted, which was not always the case. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z The franc gained 0.2 percent to 96.44 centimes to the dollar, reversing an earlier loss of as much as 1 percent after higher-than-expected U.S. jobless claims sent the greenback tumbling against most currencies. Swiss Franc Slumps Versus Euro After SNB Says Gains Hurt Growth 2011-01-13T16:05:03Z Frederick declared that he had just lunched; on the contrary, he was nearly dying of hunger; and he had not a single centime in his purse. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z The price amounts were not in dollars and cents, but in francs and centimes. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z The dollar dropped to 94.5 Swiss centimes over lunchtime on Tuesday - an all-time low - before recovering slightly. Swiss franc reaches all-time high 2010-12-28T19:54:50Z The stock fell 30 centimes, or 0.5 percent, to 56.45 francs at the 5:30 p.m. close of trading in Zurich yesterday. Novartis Pill With $5.4 Billion Promise Targets Untreatable MS 2010-12-20T23:16:59Z The centimes column is guaranteed exact by every French clerk; this ought to console Joseph for the little errors which may exist in the column of the millions. English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters 2010-12-20T17:12:04.833Z The value of a centime is roughly one-tenth of a penny. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study One pays ten centimes, or two cents, in Switzerland, and gets a mild, evenly burning article. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z There are two sets of three values—5, 10 and 20 centimes. The Postage Stamp in War It didn't take us long to become accustomed to francs and centimes, instead of dimes and quarters. History of Ambulance Company Number 139 My Englishman held out his hand, as if to receive back his fifty centimes. English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters 2010-12-20T17:12:04.833Z By the same law the minimum rate of postage for small packets of printed matter sent under loose band, the imprimés non urgent, was raised from 1 centime to 2 centimes. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study He had bought a few centimes' worth, paying for it with numerous rouleaus, and he was beginning dimly to wonder if it was not rather an extravagant method of exchange. The Gay Adventure A Romance The 10 centimes "Rights of Man" type, already overprinted "10," and native inscription, further surcharged "+5c." The Postage Stamp in War You may lay a hundred informations, but you won't recover a centime. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 The average expense of travelling by the diligence, including the pour-boire of the coachman and conductor, is about 75 centimes per league. Memoranda on Tours and Touraine Including remarks on the climate with a sketch of the Botany And Geology of the Province also on the Wines and Mineral Waters of France When sent in open envelopes— 5 centimes for each 50 grammes or fraction of 50 grammes. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study The postage rate in France, for the city or the departments, is fifteen centimes for fifteen grammes. Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 Ten centimes is a penny—a trifle less than a penny. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly The mere mention of the most trifling subject sufficed to set it in motion, and the listeners were treated to a "magazine article worth fifty centimes la ligne au moins," as Dumas put it. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections Look out sharp, for you 'll have to account for every centime of it when we meet. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day Under an order of the 26th November 1909 the rate for cartes de visite was made 2 centimes when sent under band, but formulas of courtesy must not appear on the cards. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study The ninth, or cheapest, class of funeral, of all these may be had for eighteen francs seventy-five centimes for the Catholic, nine francs for the Protestant, and three francs for the Israelite. Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 Diving to the depths of my purse, I found it to contain one solitary centime—nothing more. An American Girl Abroad The handiwork of the irascible old man was knocked down for three francs seventy-five centimes, though no question was raised as to the genuineness of it in my hearing. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections The simple matter of a centime’s economy in the size of the boards, may direct the trimming of some charming gothic quarto up to the very text. Book Repair and Restoration In addition, the country of destination might charge a delivery fee of 25 centimes. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study Those who serve as guards at the theatres and the race-courses have an additional indemnity of from 75 centimes to 1 franc .25, according to the length and nature of the service. Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 It will amuse me to learn how much I can make on an initial capital of twelve francs, fifty centimes. The Silent Barrier The stock of gas is pretty well exhausted, or tantamount to it; wood, similar to that I have described already, has risen to seven francs fifty centimes the hundredweight. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections He recollected the respective produce of all taxes through every year of his administration, and could, at any time, repeat any one of them, even to the centimes. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 Thus, in 1897 M. Chassaing proposed, among other reforms, the reduction of the letter rate to 10 centimes for each 15 grammes. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study In the prisons of the Seine, with the exception of Saint-Lazare, the food of a prisoner costs the administration daily 59.9 centimes, about twelve cents. Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 On the 15th an amendment was adopted that papers publishing a feuilleton should pay an additional tax of one centime beyond the ordinary stamp duty. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 Every centime would be needed to carry Camilla through the two more years at the Conservatory. Camilla: A Tale of a Violin Being the Artist Life of Camilla Urso "I'll tell you about it," he said, as he ruthlessly accepted the next-to-the-last twenty-five centime Egyptian cigarette from my proffered case. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" For example, on payment of the usual delivery fee of 25 centimes a parcel may be delivered from the railway station to the local post office, where it will be retained in the poste restante. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study But then, there is France: they have a small coin there which they call a centime, and these go five to the cent, or thereabout. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) In Mr. Denman’s exchanges, as in those of little Agnes, the same peculiarity was to be remarked,—an undue preponderance of that despicably common stamp, the French twenty-five centimes. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) At two francs fifty centimes the autograph alone is a bargain. With the French in France and Salonika I’ll bet ten bucks to a lousy centime he lives to fall off a merry-go-round and break his neck. Aces Up The rate of postage is 25 centimes for parcels not exceeding 5 kilogrammes, and 40 centimes for parcels between 5 and 10 kilogrammes. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study There we have four centimes, three centimes, two centimes, one centime; four possible sales to come and go on; and two of us to push the bargain. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) Nobody ever does call himself particularly extravagant," retorted the Professor; "but I observed at St. Luc that you habitually gave fifty centimes as a pourboire when twopence, or even a penny, would have been handsome. The Brass Bottle We have now expended two francs, twenty-five centimes. Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1 How cheap it was: a lake trip for fifteen centimes! Mystery at Geneva An Improbable Tale of Singular Happenings In 1827 a special rate of 5 centimes for those delivered locally, and 10 centimes for others, was conceded to certain formal printed documents, such as notifications of births, marriages, or deaths. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study She took in her hands the change—the precious centimes they kept ever at their side; for this coin is little used, and they had made provision at a government office. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) Nineteen centimes since, the Star moved along through the December night and stood over the lonely manger in Bethlehem where a Babe wuz born. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife They realize that neither their sound reputation nor abundant wealth will alter their present condition by even one “petit pain de cinq centimes.” The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone In 1876, he was transferred to the Island of Lipari, where malvoisie only costs 25 centimes a litre, and there he acquired a taste for wine, without, however, drinking to excess. Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso Cartes de visite sent in open envelopes are still charged 5 centimes. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study But if you go, he will sell it eagerly; I will await you here; you will buy it for four centimes, and I will buy it again for three. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) Perhaps it was the home of some poor gentleman who had seen better days, and whom necessity obliged to deny himself the poor luxury of a centime light. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 "Very good," said Lemaitre: "the fifty centimes are for the garçon." Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 She had to work from eight till eight; but of course she could not expect more than twenty centimes while she was learning. Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 In that year the ordinary rate for letters was reduced to 15 centimes, the level of the existing local rate, and since that time local letters have enjoyed no special privilege in France. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study What chance had she to sell that bottle at two centimes? The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) The gondoliers call these beggars "crab-catchers," because they cling about the mooring-steps of the canals to beg centimes from the passengers in the gondolas. Rafael in Italy A Geographical Reader We dined for thirty centimes, I remember, but it was no better than this. The Readjustment Sometimes, instead of onions or apples, she would give us ten or fifteen centimes; and that we liked better, because then we could make a bank. Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 The rate of postage was fixed at 10 centimes for cards circulating within the area served by the same office and 15 centimes for others. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study For the bottle was hard enough to sell at four centimes; and at three it will be quite impossible. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) She has not wished to scrub and clean, but for such work is twenty-five centimes an hour, and often food that the tenant does not wish. Prisoners of Poverty Abroad I came back into Venice with only seven centimes in my pocket, otherwise I should have gone as far as the Tyrol; but the want of baggage and money obliged me to return. Famous Women: George Sand When we carried dresses home we generally got twenty or thirty centimes. Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 The Commission reported in favour of a uniform rate of 20 centimes, but the proposal was not adopted. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study We had fortunately been able to send our small luggage directly through to Paris by putting it in the consigne, and paying ten centimes on each article. In Château Land And whether Dumas or Diabolus conceived and brought it about matters, in the view of the present historian, not a centime. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century She conspired with the Town Major to render the granary more habitable; and the Town Major, who had not to issue a return for a centime’s expense, received all her suggestions with courteous enthusiasm. The Rough Road That made fifteen centimes for each of us, because we always did errands in couples. Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 The new rates were— Letters not exceeding 7½ grammes 20 centimes From 7½ grammes to 15 grammes 40 centimes From 15 grammes to 100 grammes 1 fr. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study She would read the old announcements of lottery drawings placarded on the walls of a saloon, the advertisements of gloria—coffee with brandy—the inscriptions in yellow letters: New wine, pure blood, 70 centimes. Germinie Lacerteux At one franc sixty centimes a word, we must not waste words. Nobody's Girl (En Famille) Well, it came to fifty‑seven francs, fifty centimes! The Martian After the first six months I received twenty centimes a day, and at the end of the first year thirty centimes. Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 The international rate for ordinary letters adopted by the Union was 25 centimes. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study "To four thousand seven hundred francs, two sous, and eight centimes, monseigneur." The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental Counting the florin at two francs, they found they had nine francs and eighty-five centimes. Nobody's Girl (En Famille) Housewives were making ready their choicest dishes for the great Christmas-supper; fathers were slyly peeping into shop-windows, and children hoarding their sous and centimes for bonbons and comfits. Fairy Book That was a little more than twenty-five centimes a day, and that left La Mamma about seventy centimes a day for food, and clothing, and lights, and so on. Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 In November 1876 the Government proposed the reduction of postage on ordinary letters to 20 centimes, and on postcards to 10 centimes, the special rates for local letters being continued. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study “But with the stamp it is fifteen centimes anyway,” he continued. A Woman's Will She had only five francs thirty-five centimes left. Nobody's Girl (En Famille) Yet, without a centime, one may be ready for Christmas.” Fairy Book And so at last we all had dolls, and La Mamma, poor soul! spent thirty-six centimes! Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 Thus, the equivalent of the German and Austrian initial rates was 12·2 centimes, of the Swedish 13·8 centimes, and of the English 10·5 centimes. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study I asked why I had to pay thirty centimes on it. A Woman's Will She counted what she had in her hand and found that she had six francs eighty-five centimes, in counting the Austrian florin as two francs. Nobody's Girl (En Famille) Counting the stoppages for the pension, he gets altogether, and for everything, three hundred and ninety-five francs and eighty-three centimes a month. Woman on Her Own, False Gods and The Red Robe Three Plays By Brieux The senators were compelled to renounce their public horse on admission to the Senate, and also the privilege of voting in the eighteen equestrian centimes. Ancient States and Empires In 1830 the rate of 5 centimes the sheet for newspapers and other periodical publications was reduced to 4 centimes. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study “On this you must pay thirty centimes,” he declared, grabbing it up. A Woman's Will From the time table they learned that there were two trains in the morning, one at six o'clock and one at ten, and that the fare to Picquigny, third class, was nine francs twenty-five centimes. Nobody's Girl (En Famille) Deduct from that seventy-five centimes the price of the journey in that underground, the wear and tear of clothes, the time lost in going and coming, and then what do you think is left? Woman on Her Own, False Gods and The Red Robe Three Plays By Brieux Until you've put ten centimes in the metre, you don't get any gas. Jonah and Co. The tax was at the rate of 5 centimes per sheet of 72 square decimetres or less for newspapers published in the departments of Seine and Seine-et-Oise, and 2 centimes for those published elsewhere. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study "Here is what is left, gentlemen," said he, facing the Municipal Council; "I have counted it at last, four hundred and eighty francs, sixty-five centimes." A Village of Vagabonds "I have it at forty centimes the yard," said the old woman. Nobody's Girl (En Famille) Of course, I deluged them with large round five and ten centimes pieces. The Merry-Go-Round "Just one more, only five centimes, Philip, and the man shall have all that is left in my purse." When the Birds Begin to Sing All newspapers on which a tax of 5 centimes was paid, were entitled to free transmission by post throughout France. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study And finally: That the hunter who has lost his permit cannot resume again the exercise of the hunt until he has obtained and paid for a new one, twenty-eight francs and sixty centimes. A Village of Vagabonds "The forty centime one will do, thank you," said little Perrine. Nobody's Girl (En Famille) For a dollar we received five francs and seventy centimes, and it was amusing to see the boys studying over the French money system, as it was difficult to understand at first. In the Flash Ranging Service Observations of an American Soldier During His Service With the A.E.F. in France We paid two francs fifty centimes for our repast and went away with a good opinion of Cambrai, though its offerings for the tourist in the way of remarkable sights are few. The Automobilist Abroad Those on which a tax of 2 centimes was paid, were entitled to free transmission by post within the department in which they were published and the adjoining departments. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study A French silver coin of the value of 91⁄2d., and consisting of 100 centimes. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Waiters' pourboires are eighty-five centimes at breakfast, and at dinner a franc. The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men A Bangala, for example, will talk for a week about five centimes. An African Adventure "Un franc cinquante centimes," replied the waiter, after he had glanced at a gauge on the decanter which indicated the quantity of the fiery fluid that had been consumed. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim The new rate was 1 centime for each 10 grammes, with a minimum of 4 centimes for political, and 2 centimes for non-political newspapers. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study But the English and Americans will sometimes give me fifty or a hundred centimes at a time. The Idler Magazine, Volume III., July 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Down went the cherries, and bang went the bag and fifty centimes. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, August 13, 1887 The moment I had closed the deal I observed larger and better bunches being purchased by natives for fifty centimes. An African Adventure A centime is the hundredth of a franc, and fifty centimes is ten cents. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim The minimum rate for such packets was fixed at 7 centimes, and the unit of weight and the progression of weight at 50 grammes. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study It takes five centimes to make a sou, and a sou is about as much as a cent. Rollo in Geneva But at the same time it converts the good-for-nothing beggar into an honest breadwinner, who has earned perhaps 1 franc 50 centimes. The Jewish State That generosity which consists in buying interested civility as well as help or transport with an extra fifty centimes is indeed but a wise and calculated waste. A Tramp's Notebook Every centime I get comes from the sale of my books, the rights of translation, etc. The Idler Magazine, Volume III, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Letters "de Paris pour Paris" not exceeding 15 grammes, 15 centimes; Letters circulating in the limits of the same post office not exceeding 15 grammes, 10 centimes. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study Besides, they were not very dear—only fifteen centimes apiece. Rollo in Geneva In all we had twenty-seven francs and fifty centimes. Nobody's Boy Sans Famille Price 3 cents or 15 centimes a copy. The Stars and Stripes The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919 It seemed, however, that his dolphin was tired and I was to give him ten centimes down and done with it. Castellinaria and Other Sicilian Diversions In 1854 the initial rate for single letters was again reduced to 20 centimes, and the change was immediately reflected in the total number of letters. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study "Fifteen francs, sixty-two and a half centimes," said he promptly. A Son of the Immortals In the evening Mattia brought back four francs and I three francs fifty centimes. Nobody's Boy Sans Famille He believes in the occult sciences, in monarchy, in rank; is dazzled by rascals; turns up millions for you like centimes; and middle-class people are not with him middle-class people at all, but giants. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life These came from Monte Aspáracio, which is near Cofano; they cost forty centimes each, and bring good luck to the house. Castellinaria and Other Sicilian Diversions From 20 to 50 grammes 70 " Over 50 grammes 50 " for each 50 grammes, or fraction of 50 grammes For local letters not exceeding 15 grammes the rate of 15 centimes was continued. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study But here was Felix intent on the timetable and sweeping seventy-two francs twenty-five centimes of change into his pocket without troubling to count a coin. A Son of the Immortals Not that the giving of their centimes or francs was distracting, rather was it the manner of Collection à la Francais. The Greater Love A city residence, containing twenty rooms of liberal size and an immense conservatory, was heated entire, at a cost of four hundred centimes a year. Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch Presently a man came round and collected our money, twenty centimes each, the seats on the ground being fifteen. Diversions in Sicily The rates ranged from 20 centimes to 1 fr. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study "Well, well, no more, not a centime beyond the thirty!" A Son of the Immortals As the price of a cubic meter is 30 centimes, the carcel will cost 0.39, that is to say, 4 centimes. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 So well," I answered, "that monsieur must absolutely insist on your accepting seventy-five centimes on the spot. Behind the Beyond and Other Contributions to Human Knowledge He p. 98insisted on paying for our seats, fifteen centimes each, and we went in. Diversions in Sicily The Commission had, moreover, made a calculation of the actual cost of conveying and delivering letters, which showed that the average cost per letter was from 10 to 12 centimes. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study I said 'Yes,' and told him that I charged ten centimes per letter. The Albert Gate Mystery Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective As 300 liters of gas represent an approximate expense of 10 centimes, we shall obtain the carcel at the price of 0.004, or at less than half a centime. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 You buy a programme, fifty centimes, and ten more to the man who sells it. Behind the Beyond and Other Contributions to Human Knowledge In voluble Sicilian he expressed my views by telling the bookseller it was ridiculously too expensive and that he could give no more than two francs fifty centimes—he never gave more for a book. Diversions in Sicily Frédéric Bastiat proposed to the Assembly, as an amendment, a postage of 5 centimes on letters up to 10 grammes, and 1 fr. for packets from 10 to 100 grammes. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study "I don't understand reckoning by francs and centimes very well," said Rollo. Rollo in Paris Finally, in the United States, thanks to particularly favorable hydraulic installations, it is claimed that it is possible to produce acetylene at a very low price, say at 33 centimes per cubic meter. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 You hand your coat and cane to an aged harpy, who presides over what is called the vestiaire, pay her twenty-five centimes and give her ten. Behind the Beyond and Other Contributions to Human Knowledge She herself kept only a few centimes in a shabby purse in her dress pocket, "to disappoint any thief who took it." Barbara in Brittany In Germany the rate for a letter of that weight was 24·4 centimes, in England 26·2 centimes, and in Switzerland 10 centimes. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study Mr. George made a calculation with a pencil and paper, and found that it amounted to thirty-three francs seventy-five centimes. Rollo in Paris In 1877, it appeared, the inhabitants subscribed forty-eight francs ten centimes for the "Work of the Propagation of the Faith." The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) Yet I know from experience that the man merely lives and breathes at fifty centimes a breath. Behind the Beyond and Other Contributions to Human Knowledge Eh! an old hypocrite that man is! and with these centimes additionnels that never end! France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 Note.—On the 1st January 1917, as a war measure, the general letter rate was raised from 10 centimes to 15 centimes. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study But the bill seemed to him hard to digest: it was for a hundred and ten francs and a few centimes. The Man With The Broken Ear Souvenir postcards sold anywhere from 10 centimes to five francs apiece. The Delta of the Triple Elevens The History of Battery D, 311th Field Artillery US Army, American Expeditionary Forces "So lovely," I replied, "that I must at once ask you to accept forty-five centimes on the strength of it." Behind the Beyond and Other Contributions to Human Knowledge This monthly due must be paid in advance, and a fine of 25 centimes is imposed for every month in arrears. France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 This advice is sent by post, and the postage, 5 centimes, is recovered from the addressee. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study I sang the refrain with him, and after that I called, ‘Here’s all the new songs, ten centimes, two sous!’ Ten Tales Here are poor and starving artists come to dine aristocratically on seventy-five centimes—fifteen cents. Europe After 8:15 The centimes are of the value of half farthings, five of which are equal to the last coin, they are very small and neat. The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. Each member receives a book containing the statutes, which establishes his title to its benefits, and for which he pays 50 centimes. France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 A minimum rate of 1 centime for packets not exceeding 5 grammes in weight had been fixed in 1856. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study It was possible to dine there for ten sous, with “two breads,” an “ordinaire for thirty centimes,” and a “small coffee.” 52Some who were very nice spent a sou more for a napkin. Ten Tales It is evident that while the Portuguese sell their oranges at a franc apiece, the ninety centimes which go to pay the tax are taken from the French consumer. Sophisms of the Protectionists A cinq centimes is worth a halfpenny and half a farthing english. The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. Besides the people pay the door and window tax, the furniture tax, the prestations en nature, the permanent personal tax, and the octrois and the centimes additionnels levied for educational and other purposes. France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 This proved too low, and in 1871 the minimum was raised to 30 centimes, which proved to be too high. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study She says it cost forty-two francs and ten centimes. With Those Who Wait They accordingly demand a duty of ninety centimes upon Portugal oranges. Sophisms of the Protectionists "Boy, give us five centimes worth o' bread." Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform If you raise a row and demand a fire, they will provide it for sundry francs and centimes extra. On the Fringe of the Great Fight In December 1873 this rate was reduced by one-half, and in August 1875 the rate was fixed at 5 centimes for each 50 grammes. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study I also am sorry, but in the circumstances you cannot enter French territory without a receipt for the ten centimes. My Friend the Chauffeur The legislative body, yielding as usual to this argument, imposes a duty of ninety centimes on each foreign orange. Sophisms of the Protectionists You may observe that she is engaged in counting her share of the national wealth, which is estimated in France at 1,254 francs 63 centimes for every man, woman, and child. The Patient Observer And His Friends "Monsieur Pisgah," answered Madame Francine, "give me nine hundred and sixty-five francs, seventy-five centimes—that is your bill with me—and I am poorly also." Bohemian Days Three American Tales The present rate is 5 centimes per 50 grammes, with a maximum limit of 500 grammes. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study It took them twenty minutes to decide about their silly ten centimes," said the Countess "and it will take them twenty more at least to make out a receipt for it. My Friend the Chauffeur Upon each Portuguese orange, the country loses nothing; for the ninety centimes which the consumer pays to satisfy the tax, enter into the treasury. Sophisms of the Protectionists The Mobiles, who receive 1 franc 50 centimes a day, complain that they are unable to support themselves on this pittance. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris He received one franc and seventy five centimes which he carefully stowed away. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World It now became 30 centimes for the first 50 grammes, and 10 centimes for each further 50 grammes. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study He vanished into his lair, consulted a superior officer, and after a long delay returned with the news that we must pay ten centimes, probably as a penance for our mulish stupidity in leaving France. My Friend the Chauffeur —I should none the less pay a franc for wine worth only fifty centimes, and the other fifty centimes would pave and light Montmartre and the Batignolles. Sophisms of the Protectionists In each arrondissement there are also what are called cantines économiques, where a mess of soup made from vegetables and a small quantity of meat can be bought for five centimes. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris The party very soon realized the fact that they could muster about a hundred and fifty centimes among them. Sword and Gown A Novel As a consequence of the adhesion of France to the Universal Postal Union, the rate, together with that for samples, was changed in 1875 to 5 centimes for each 50 grammes. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study It is to have forced currency at the rate of one mark to one franc, twenty-five centimes. A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium "It used to be fifty centimes," he said. The Uttermost Farthing The prices are very moderate, and the plats du jour range from 1 franc to 1 franc 75 centimes, each plat being enough for two persons. The Gourmet's Guide to Europe The reader may smile at this picture of overwhelming grief and cruel recriminations against herself apropos of a couple of fifty centime pieces. A Cardinal Sin The privilege is at present restricted to packets weighing not more than 20 grammes, and the rate of postage is 5 centimes. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study The average wage paid for field labour is from 1 franc 50 centimes to 2 francs a day for married men—that is to say, from about 1s. 3d. to 1s. 8d. of English money. Bruges and West Flanders "What would you do," I asked the children, "if I gave you a piece of twenty-five centimes?" A Little Swiss Sojourn His fine champagne was also famous, and he had some extra-special for which he used to charge 4 francs 50 centimes a glass. The Gourmet's Guide to Europe Fifty centimes," rejoined the old man, after a moment of hesitation, "and remember that I charge you for one of the letters only. A Cardinal Sin The rates were increased to 4 fr. and to 50 centimes, respectively, when the distance of transmission exceeded 750 kilometres on the territory of one administration. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study The first reason I can assign for it is that the French soldier gets twenty-five centimes, or five cents a day, or one fifth the pay of an English soldier. The Audacious War They were the ordinary German stamps of 3, 5, 10 and 20 pfennig, and were surcharged in black "Belgien 3, 5, 10 and 20 centimes." Field Hospital and Flying Column Being the Journal of an English Nursing Sister in Belgium & Russia The café extra, for which 75 centimes is charged, is a speciality. The Gourmet's Guide to Europe Would you kindly get me a fifty centimes telegraph form? The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3 The Austrian delegate proposed, not indeed that the initial charge should be reduced below 25 centimes, but that the maximum weight allowed for the single letter should be increased from 15 grammes to 20 grammes. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study Pavlovitch explained that somehow four groschen worked out to more than four piastres; but we left her to calculate what fractions of a centime she had gained. The Luck of Thirteen Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro and Serbia "Hang it all, I've nothing here but pfennigs and hellers and centimes." The Husbands of Edith The prices are fairly high,—about 2 francs 50 centimes for an ordinary plat. The Gourmet's Guide to Europe For fifteen centimes one may travel its whole length in a steamboat, and back again for another fifteen, and there is no more interesting half-hour's voyage in the world. A Wanderer in Venice M. Millerand was of opinion that any rate less than 5 centimes involved a loss to the net revenue. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study "Then hurry, and you shall have five centimes more." Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross At last they purchased a tiny metal Louis Quinze timepiece for eleven francs seventy-five centimes, congratulating themselves on the surplus of twenty-five centimes from their three weeks' savings. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes Besides chops and steaks from the grill, there are other viands, and a table-d'hôte dinner is supplied in the middle of the day at 2 francs 50 centimes. The Gourmet's Guide to Europe James B. pays every centime of his five francs to M. Prohibant, and therefore is deprived of the pleasure of a book, or of some other thing of equal value. Essays on Political Economy In 1878 the rate was made uniform at 10 centimes for all cards. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study The Baptistry has a roof of echoes that is wonderful,—a mirror of sound hung over the head of an official who opens his mouth for centimes to drop there. An Englishwoman's Love-Letters "I have need of a stamp," she explained, and demanded one for five centimes. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes Besides, there is the question of francs and centimes. Grey Roses I must pay forty-five centimes; then I must deprive myself of some clothing. Essays on Political Economy The circulation of postcards is naturally much restricted, and the reduction of the general rate to 5 centimes is much desired. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study The State impost here is one kilogramme of rubber each month from each man for which he is paid 40 or 50 centimes. A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State "And fifty centimes a day soon mount up to a grey wig." The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes The light-heartedness of her nation is in her favor, and she has learned thoroughly how to extract the most from every centime. Women Wage-Earners Their Past, Their Present, and Their Future The adults are allowed by the Government a franc and a half per day, and the children seventy-five centimes. Out To Win The Story of America in France The cost of the cane sugar in this case is 27 centimes, and of the beet sugar 14 centimes only, per kilogramme. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. Again the Chief of a small village containing 1000 men supplies 1000 kilogrammes of rubber each month to the State for 50 centimes a kilo. A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State Transformations of the Voltameter.—In a laboratory, it is of no consequence whether a liter of hydrogen costs a centime or a franc. Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 There are over a quarter of a million of these lace-workers, whose wages run from eighty and ninety centimes to two francs a day; and the rate of payment for Swiss lace-workers is the same. Women Wage-Earners Their Past, Their Present, and Their Future A centime beyond, it would denounce as imposition. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees They are prohibitive at twenty-five centimes—five cents—each; nor many broths. Kings, Queens and Pawns An American Woman at the Front This Company trades in rubber with the natives, paying in beads at the rate of 40 centimes a kilogramme. A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State In continuous operation it would produce more than 1,500 cubic meters of gas a year, say a little less than one centime per cubic meter. Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 The price of each is twenty centimes—high, certainly, for a single sheet. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876 Six hundred and twenty-seven francs and fifty centimes' worth of whitening cream from Candès.... Atlantida And as no one will recognize you— De la Brive I shall cease to be this personage as soon as I have paid you forty- seven thousand, two hundred and thirty-three francs and some centimes. Mercadet A Comedy in Three Acts Francs and centimes will of course be of no use to the natives, unless Stores are still kept at the State Posts at which they can buy whatever they wish. A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State The expense in water, then, does not amount to a centime per cubic meter. Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 Every centime that came in now was theirs to administer as they pleased. The Living Present Silver: Five francs, 96 cents; 2 francs, 38 cents; 1 franc, 19 cents; 50 centimes, 10 cents: 20 centimes, 4 cents. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 We seated ourselves accordingly in the farmyard, and drank a bottle of delightful wine at 65 centimes the bottle, clear and sparkling, and with a strong muscat flavour. Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland It seems as though half the coin were divided into centimes, and as though each centime had been planted by your brother and had grown to be worth a thousand pounds. The Mississippi Bubble If, consequently, we fix the price of the cubic meter of gas at 50 centimes, we shall preserve a sufficient margin. Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 Sir, I beg your acceptance of these ten centimes. Whistler Stories The copper coins are the sou, worth about 9-1/2 mills, and the centime, 2 mills. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 At a café, the soldiers could get their cup for 15 centimes, or 20 with liqueur; whereas the cantinière charged a franc, and gave them very bad coffee. Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland The navigation subsidies per gross ton per thousand miles, were thus fixed: for steamers, forty centimes up to the fifteenth year after construction; for sailing-ships, twenty centimes up to the twenty-first year after construction. Manual of Ship Subsidies Why, lamps in the same style could be bought at all the bazaars at seven francs fifty centimes apiece. A Love Episode Some one opportunely arrived from Paris with a few hundred marks that he had bought at sixty centimes. War in the Garden of Eden Its worst fault was more political than economical: it was the 45 centimes, that is to say, the sudden increase by 45 per cent, of the direct taxes. Correspondence & Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with Nassau William Senior from 1834 to 1859, Volume 2 Wine, too, which would cost them 60 centimes the kilo in the town, was valued at 2 francs by their grasping enemy. Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland He pushed aside the pack of cards which was spread out on the invalid's table before him, and with great care counted a sum of money in francs and half-francs and nickel twenty-five centime pieces. Jason When I last heard his voice he was insisting upon seventy-five centimes, and the antiquary was jeering at him and asking a franc and a half. Don Orsino Hers were, O horror! imitation Swedish, which truth compels me to value at nineteen ha'-pennies, or ninety-five centimes, to conform to the new monetary phraseology. The Cross of Berny Three centimes have elapsed since; the city has grown larger, churches, convents, and public buildings have increased, but the architectural character of the place has scarcely altered. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern At the entrance of the theatre there is a placard which reads thus: "By paying twenty-five centimes one enters immediately without making queue." Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875 “Your seat, sir, upper five,” he said, and departed with my fifty centimes, which is called a dime in America. The Daredevil Tell me the truth, Don Orsino—have you seen a centime of all these millions which every one is dealing with? Don Orsino I've put him a patch on that cost me thirty centimes, and I've resewn the edge with braid, and all the lot. Light Now the traveller, riding through Southern Spain, may see in desolate barren valleys remains of the Moorish works which centimes ago brought fertility to grain-fields and orchards, and made the country the garden of Europe. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern Men who know to the centime each fluctuation of the wheat-market have no eye for the tawny beauty of a whole field of the precious product fluctuating to a breeze. Every Soul Hath Its Song "You have given me twenty centimes too much," he said quietly. Ships That Pass in the Night But neither he nor his creditors can lay a finger upon the pictures, nor raise a centime upon them. Don Orsino When I found him in that pitiable condition he had exactly twenty centimes between him and absolute starvation. Castles in the Air We ought to be quite sure whether lying for centimes under ground may not have made some similar change in bronze. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern That is to say, none worth speaking of--voilà!... one franc, one piece of fifty centimes, another of twenty centimes, and some sous. In the Days of My Youth In the adjoining sacristy, a vicar shows the people—for three francs seventy-five centimes—the fixt price—"the arm of Charlemagne"—that arm which held for a time the reins of the world. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 5 Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Switzerland, Part 1 Do you know that this great and successful firm is carried on systematically without a centime of profit to the partners, and with the constant threat of a disgraceful failure, used to force me on? Don Orsino But now they are two for three baiocchi; and so I have to get two always, because there are no half baiocchi any more—nothing but centimes. A Roman Singer By that time Joyce had decided how to spend every centime in the whole twenty francs, and Marie had not returned. The Gate of the Giant Scissors They amounted to nine francs and seventy-five centimes. In the Days of My Youth In default of glass beads, the "pice," a Zanzibar piece, worth four centimes, and the "vroungouas," shells peculiar to the eastern coasts, are current in the markets of the African continent. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen And some gave her ten centimes, others a real, one or two even a peseta. The Shadow of the Cathedral And by way of improving its attractions a perpetual picnic is going on, and the ingenious natives have hewed a tunnel into the ice, for admission to which they charge certain centimes. English Prose A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion and Practice The blue tickets were for those who had proved to the communal authorities that they could not pay; the yellow for those who paid five centimes for each person served. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form Only fifty centimes!" shouts another public orator; "the most ingenious little machine ever invented! In the Days of My Youth His bill, so far as a hurried and discreet glance could reveal, was 89 francs 50 centimes, not including the taxe. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 5, 1919 The French Government had promised to give an allowance of 1 franc 25 centimes a day to the women who were dependent on soldier husbands. The Soul of the War She knew the price of everything and could tell down to a centime just what it was costing her to live. The Torrent Entre Naranjos When the hat was passed they found the total returns upon their venture, including the portrait, were one franc and thirty centimes. Madcap "Four francs, fifty centimes, Messieurs," said the boatman, having made fast his boat to the landing-place. In the Days of My Youth He had been rather afraid of workmen in red sashes and with lime on their clothes, especially after Sophy had told him that a trip cost twenty centimes each. Cheerful—By Request The next day, when I awoke, he paid me the balance, three francs and fifty centimes, which, according to him, remained from the twenty-franc piece. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 381, July 18, 1829 A kilo for four kopeks—that is to say, twelve centimes!” The Adventures of a Special Correspondent She searched his face keenly and accepted his invitation, first handing him her fifty centime piece, which he dropped without comment into his pocket. Madcap The votary pays his five centimes and is armed by the presiding genius of the place with a huge two-pronged iron fork. In the Days of My Youth The mountains seem to be accomplices of the people who charge fifty centimes for an echo. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 6 Germany, Austria-Hungary and Switzerland, part 2 It was like going for a holiday, with comfort at the end of the journey instead of bargaining for centimes. The Damned Labor cost little; forty-five francs a month for the men from the oasis, fifty centimes a day for those who came from Bokhara. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Monge's experiments cost him the sum of 25,000 francs 75 centimes, which he expended purely from love of scientific investigation. A History of Aeronautics The recognised tariff seems to have been 20 centimes for 4 grammes, or at the rate of not greatly more than a shilling per English ounce. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation As it was impossible to squeeze more taxes out of the ragged peasants, it was necessary to get the necessary funds from the nobility and clergy who had never paid a centime. The Story of Mankind In 1877, it appeared, the inhabitants subscribed forty-eight francs ten centimes for the ‘Work of the Propagation of the Faith.’ Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes On this particular morning he bought of his assistant thirty-six grains of acetate of morphia, paying, as a medical man, three francs fifty centimes for it instead of the usual price of four francs. A Book of Remarkable Criminals My income of one hundred thousand francs is as inviolable a the grisette's daily wage of seventy-five centimes; her attic is no more sacred than my suite of apartments. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery Since D is at liberty to sell his hats fifty centimes cheaper than C if he chooses, C in his turn is free to reduce his price one franc. What is Property? But, then, there is France; they have a small coin there which they call a centime, and these go five to the cent or there-about. Island Nights' Entertainments Accordingly, M. Fortunat drained his glass, and threw fifty centimes on the counter. The Count's Millions Price: one tooth, one franc, fifty centimes; two teeth, two francs; three teeth, two francs, fifty. Les Misérables The average price charged for the transportation of merchandise by the old method is eighteen centimes per ton and kilometer, the merchandise taken and delivered at the warehouses. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery Suppose the whole amount to be fifty thousand francs; if the society which gets the benefit of the production include a million of men, my share of the debt is five centimes. What is Property? For the bottle was hard enough to sell at four centimes; and at three it will be quite impossible. Island Nights' Entertainments To alleviate this, ivory bridge or poker counters, marked fifty centimes, and one franc, are given in change and circulate for payment of meals, drinks, etc. Paris War Days Diary of an American They were very keen about business, and would not give credit for a centime—not even to English boys. Peter Ibbetson According to M. de Morogues, 7,500,000 men in France have only ninety- one francs a year to spend, 25 centimes a day. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery My income of one hundred thousand francs is as inviolable as the grisette's daily wage of seventy-five centimes; her attic is no more sacred than my suite of apartments. What is Property? What chance had she to sell that bottle at two centimes? Island Nights' Entertainments The outlook seems so encouraging to the Herald that it has returned to ante-bellum conditions and reduced its price to fifteen centimes in France, and twenty-five centimes abroad, and usually appears in double sheet form. Paris War Days Diary of an American However, he was paid in the end, as he wrote Balzac a receipt dated December 30th, 1848, for 757 francs 75 centimes, a sum which included legal expenses as well as the original debt. Honore de Balzac, His Life and Writings She had not a centime to begin with, this courageous lady, left a widow without resources, and a son to bring up. In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" But C wishes to make a profit of one franc on every hat, while D is content with fifty centimes. What is Property? There we have four centimes, three centimes, two centimes, one centime; four possible sales to come and go on; and two of us to push the bargain. Island Nights' Entertainments The Herald has decided to remain in Paris, but its price will be twenty-five centimes instead of fifteen centimes. Paris War Days Diary of an American "Tell me," he pursued, "when it is your fête-day, and I will not grudge a few centimes for a small offering." Villette It often happens that the younger children of these small owners give up their share of the little family estate without claiming a centime of compensation, and seek their fortunes in the towns. In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" For a fare of five francs forty centimes he gave the driver a ten-franc piece and waited for no change. Ruggles of Red Gap She took in her hands the change—the precious centimes they kept ever at their side; for this coin is little used, and they had made provision at a Government office. Island Nights' Entertainments We started early, as I preferred walking to taking the omnibus, and I kept the franc which my mother gave me every morning, sixty centimes of which was for the omnibus, and forty for cakes. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt "You will be like me, Monsieur: this cost more than a few centimes, and I did not grudge its price." Villette Never, never, never has a single centime been repaid by a single one of these borrowers. In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" "One thousand and ninety-seven umbrellas were sold that day at prices ranging from five to fifteen francs, which on other occasions sell for two francs twenty-five centimes, and ten francs." In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc But if you go, he will sell it eagerly; I will await you here; you will buy it for four centimes, and I will buy it again for three. Island Nights' Entertainments Seeing near my easel something not particularly agreeable, I begged one of them to take it away and throw it into the sea, and for that I gave, I think, fifty centimes. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt You would willingly have laid out a few centimes on a flower to give me pleasure, had you been aware that it was expected? Villette Old Lenz came of a long and distinguished line of Swiss hotel-keepers, noted for the success with which they squeezed the last attainable centime from the reluctant traveller. Revenge! He held up a distorted piece of spine and pelvis, and declared he had a plaster so curative—fifty centimes, ten sous—that it would restraighten the most curved back. In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc Now, the money that Keawe had taken was only some of that store of centime pieces they had laid in at their arrival. Island Nights' Entertainments On the contrary, they only laughed at the gigantic efforts these people would make to earn—perhaps half a franc, or a few centimes. Tales of Two Countries "I did know that it was expected: I was prepared; yet I laid out no centimes on flowers." Villette The women especially threw aside all reserve, and refused to add another centime. L'Assommoir I paid my thirty centimes with alacrity, so did every one else. In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc The women gathered about in great indignation; not a centime would they give, they declared. L'Assommoir Like a child upon whom a hundred thousand francs have been bestowed, he thinks she is multiplying her fortune by counting it out in pieces of twenty sous, or five centimes. Amiel's Journal "Its value," he says always the same, "answers to eleven francs forty centimes of France." Val d'Arno Now, I'm going to ask you something; do you know how many candles there are in a pound, mass candles at seventy-five centimes? Plays: Comrades; Facing Death; Pariah; Easter I did not expend my sous to see the wretched bat, but I did lavish thirty centimes on the amphitrite next door. In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc She had saved seven francs for the shawl and two francs fifty centimes for the cap; the dress was an old one, cleaned and made over. L'Assommoir Still, to do him justice, he did not add a centime to the honest value of the plant, for after all, Rue was probably poor, and any one could see she was charming. The King in Yellow We paid our fifty centimes and entered the vast emptiness of the tent. The Mountebank There are half a million trees paying taxes—the common variety sixty centimes, the delicate amber-tinted and translucent deglat twice as much; some trees produce more than fifty francs a year. Fountains in the Sand Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia "And only four sous—twenty centimes left!" exclaimed the old gentleman, meditatively. In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc After that Gervaise never dared to ask him for a centime. L'Assommoir That day he had not twenty sous in the world: and he had to buy a twenty-five centimes stamp for a letter to his mother. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House In exchange for these particular pieces, I gave you a sum of three hundred francs in advance of a royalty of thirty centimes on every copy sold of the original edition. Jean-Christophe Journey's End One day in church he announced a subscription to be taken up for restorations, from fifty centimes to—to anything; he will take all you give him, avaricious that he is! In and out of Three Normady Inns "I shall be charmed," I said, and extended twenty centimes across the table. In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc Besides, it is an inexpensive pastime—the cinematograph costs forty centimes—and you really cannot sit in the barber's all night long. Old Calabria For instance, eight francs and ten centimes is a very good day's wages; it is a lot to spend in cab fares but little for a coupé. The Path to Rome “How I wish,” you would have said as you paid the extra centimes on their letters, “how I wish I had taken my holiday in June.” If I May To neglect to increase the soldier's pay five centimes! Battle Studies Thirty centimes—here goes for a sight of the nautilus. In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc So that the burden which Patrasche drew had become light, and the centime pieces in Nello's pouch had become, alas! light likewise. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4 But all this is by the way; the point is, why was the eight francs and ten centimes of such importance just there and then? The Path to Rome She had hardly 10 francs, and the bill amounted to 19 francs, 75 centimes. The Grip of Desire He was taken and shot, and in his pocket was found a note of his breakfast of the preceding day, amounting to 57 francs 80 centimes. Paris under the Commune The Seventy-Three Days of the Second Siege; with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs) Graves I have seen priced at 50 centimes, Barsac at 60, and eau de vie is plentiful at 1 franc 20! A Versailles Christmas-Tide And then I sank luxuriously into a corner seat in the waiting tram, and, seeking for the return journey's thirty centimes, found that during the proceedings my purse had been stolen. A Wanderer in Florence Martine was to have entire control of this last purse; and they might trust to her economy, they were sure that she would save the centimes. Doctor Pascal Where is the seventy-four francs, six centimes for the fleas your dog stole? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, September 26, 1917 One piece was a large whitish coin marked 10c., and worth 2 cents in our money; others were centimes, which are equivalent to but one fifth of our cent! The Youthful Wanderer An Account of a Tour through England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany For 40 centimes one may purchase a bottle of vin de gard, a thin tipple, doubtless; but what kind of claret could one buy for fourpence a quart at home? A Versailles Christmas-Tide Time of the earth on the orbit around the sun, 365 days, 6 hours, 9 minutes, 10 seconds, 37 centimes. Topsy-Turvy An assignee had indeed been appointed, but he had served only to confirm the disaster, since not a centime of assets had been discovered. Doctor Pascal The two hundred francs, three centimes for the indigestion your rations gave my pig? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, September 26, 1917 The table runs thus: 100 centimes equal one franc; and 20 francs, one napoleon. The Youthful Wanderer An Account of a Tour through England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Telegrams, 1/2 d = 5 cents, per word, the address being charged for the same as the rest; but no telegram can cost less than 50 centimes. Twixt France and Spain Highness, in short, so extraordinary as to cause that August personage to resemble, in some incomprehensible way, the sum of one franc fifty centimes! Affairs of State It is all written down; I am not at all uneasy; mademoiselle will not wrong me by a centime. Doctor Pascal The Italian lira is worth 28 centimes of the sterling and 21 of the dollar. Peaceless Europe The charge is seventy-five centimes--fifteen cents, and one gets a soup, meat and a vegetable, and fruit. Mobilizing Woman-Power And look at these beads, only forty centimes, All carved, and most beautif'ly neat. Twixt France and Spain If one man shoots another we like to see the gun, and we pay sixty centimes to look upon it. Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories Alas! he only possessed one centime, and that would buy no dainties worth mentioning. The Children's Pilgrimage A kilogram of rice, which used to cost 70 centimes, can be found now only at 80 crowns. Peaceless Europe Between the extremes of Italy and England stands France, the wife receiving one franc twenty-five centimes a day, each child under sixteen years of age twenty-five centimes, and a dependent parent seventy-five centimes. Mobilizing Woman-Power I've nice ones at half a franc each, Or thirty centimes, if you will. Twixt France and Spain Camille spread out his Buffon volumes, and his serials at 10 centimes the number, to show his friend that he also studied. Theresa Raquin He felt hastily once again in his ragged coat; there rested his one centime. The Children's Pilgrimage At the date of which I am writing, expressed on a percentual basis, the French franc is worth 47 centimes of the sterling and 36 of the dollar—that is to say, of gold. Peaceless Europe "And to think that for seventeen months, since he has been cashier, he never has been wanting a centime in his cash account!" Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 Ta-a-a-ake your tickets!" added Pique-Vinaigre, imitating a mountebank; "it is not ten sous, two sous, one you, a centime that it will cost you. Mysteries of Paris, V3 He also read in serial, at 10 centimes the number, "The History of the Consulate and Empire" by Thiers, and "The History of the Girondins" by Lamartine, as well as some popular scientific works. Theresa Raquin Half a franc he took, indeed, out of the lad's pocket—half a franc and a couple of centimes; but that was all. The Children's Pilgrimage Never before have I bought so much gratitude for ten centimes. Without Prejudice The forty centimes for this latter was a large item in her savings; but she gave no thought to that. A Prisoner in Fairyland The reward was thirty centimes a head, and consequently the number killed was about sixty thousand. The Earth as Modified by Human Action So Masin changed the note and kept two francs and fifty centimes for himself, reflecting that he could give the money back to Malipieri, since he had no sort of right to it. The Heart of Rome On the door of the cabin was a sign, in French, to the effect that "One may here see a living chamois for fifty centimes." A Tramp Abroad — Volume 07 |
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