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"But it's the little details that are so heart-breaking. Her pathetic possessions: in her saddlebag she had 10 cigarettes for her brother-in-law, fivepence ha'penny and a handkerchief." 'She vanished off the face of the earth' 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z
Presently the conductor came up for her fare; she found she had fivepence in the world. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z
We find that it was a period of high wages, for a labourer got threepence a day if boarded, and fivepence unboarded. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z
More than a thousand pair of Shetland stockings are annually imported into Leith, of which the price is from fivepence to sevenpence a pair. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z
"Don't say that, sir,--I'm a poor chap, sir,--I am indeed, sir,--very 'ard to stand all day and not sell nothing--just this one, sir--you shall have it for fivepence." A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z
In England, in the prime days of coaching, rates were fourpence or fivepence a mile inside, and twopence or threepence outside. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z
“I’ve got some,” said I, displaying one shilling and fivepence—all I had left. The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier 2011-08-31T02:01:26.737Z
He promises, that no person shall be obliged to receive more than fivepence halfpenny of his coin in one payment. Ireland in the Days of Dean Swift Irish Tracts, 1720 to 1734 2011-08-23T02:00:30.217Z
They were ticketed at eighteenpence a pair in the shop, and that was fivepence profit apiece for the poulterer. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z
That one and fivepence was all the cash he could secure. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z
Our Kitchener makes some trifling assumptions in his multiplication as to the butter and the eggs, and he robs the Convent of fivepence when he adds up the total. William de Colchester Abbot of Westminster 2011-08-05T02:00:50.197Z
“I’ve only this one shilling and fivepence in copper, or I would pay for two or three gallons of beer,” said I. “Do you live in Sheffield?” inquired the orderly. The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier 2011-08-31T02:01:26.737Z
B. First, there is Raw pickled fish, and that will fivepence cost. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z
"Very well, you shall sweep the drive; then fivepence will come to us, and you shall have a penny every week to spend in sweetstuff at the post office." A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z
He thrust the hand which still held the one and fivepence into his trousers pocket, and turning on his heel marched with an air of great deliberation to the door. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z
The native pays fourpence for his two pounds of bread; the Englishman always has to pay fivepence Cities of the Dawn 2011-05-13T02:00:10.047Z
If I did not enlist and pass the doctor, only fivepence would stand between me and absolute starvation. The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier 2011-08-31T02:01:26.737Z
Holland is a notoriously dear and highly-taxed country, yet fivepence a day is all the charge that Dutch innkeepers make for “attendance.” A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z
"I can't exactly say how it has happened or what has happened at all," said one, "but if you have all the world and the glory of it, how can you fight for fivepence?" The Great Return 2011-03-20T02:00:35.837Z
Bertie perceived that if he put into execution his plan of immediate flight he would have to go as he was, with his one and fivepence and nothing else. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z
What Saxon king was it who offered fivepence for every wolf’s head? Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z
The sergeant handed me four shillings; this, with the seventeen pence, amounted to six shillings and fivepence, and was soon spent in drink and tobacco. The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier 2011-08-31T02:01:26.737Z
The jewel chastity is here in no repute; and the utmost extent of reparation to be recovered in a court of justice for the most aggravated case of seduction is but fivepence sterling! The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z
He was an old soldier in the veteran battalion, and he sold his pension of fivepence a day for four years and a grant of land, and came out here. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z
He left the shop with his hunger satisfied, feeling brighter and fresher altogether, and with fivepence in his pocket clutched tightly with his right hand. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z
His food costs him about fourpence or fivepence a day at the outside, but it is wholesome and abundant. English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters 2010-12-20T17:12:04.833Z
The only feature was a rise in the income tax from fivepence to ninepence—its highest figure so far in a time of peace. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3)
Even sixpence a line of sixty letters did not suffice to keep pace with such terrible improvidence, though the remuneration was much more frequently fourpence or fivepence. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections
Now here's a thing which makes me laugh And in a bitter way: The egg, that once was twopence-half, Is fivepence net to-day. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, May 26, 1920
With great rapidity he dressed himself, only pausing for a moment to see that the one and fivepence was safe. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z
About six he returns to the Branch Original, where he once more imbrues himself 255 to the worth of fivepence in coffee and roll. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25)
Then, summoning up all the courage she had left, "You've got some wreaths for one and fivepence three-farthings; it's one of those I want." The Making of Mona
On the next afternoon but one he arrived at Victoria with fivepence in his pocket. A Great Man A Frolic
But if he only earns tenpence, and the loaf is reduced to fivepence, it is clear to the meanest capacity that he is nothing the gainer. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846
He fingered the one and fivepence in his pocket; the sound of the rattling coppers fired his blood. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z
He was entitled to wear his hat in the presence of the Queen, and he lived upon fivepence a day. The Spanish Jade
We got five pounds thirteen and fivepence by the bazaar and the raffle. Oswald Bastable and Others
The price of the quartern loaf rose to sixpence, in place of fivepence; but the wages of labourers on the land rose by nearly 25 per cent., and the demand exceeded the supply. The Message
All this strange beauty could be admired at a very cheap rate, for passengers are able to drive to any part of the town for fifty penniä, equal to fivepence in English money. Through Finland in Carts
When his capital had been represented by the sum of one and fivepence he had been dimly conscious that it would be necessary to be careful in his outlay. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z
And yet two or three years earlier he had certainly been earning from fourpence halfpenny to fivepence an hour, or, say, from three and sixpence to four shillings for a day's work. Change in the Village
He was quite unaware that the Nursery charge was fivepence for one child, eightpence for two, and tenpence for three, and that Jane had pocketed any benefit which arose from sending more than one. The Girls of St. Olave's
When she said they were fivepence he said that was too expensive, and he couldn’t run to it. Bird of Paradise
Now to-day my heart has been greatly refreshed by a donation of nine hundred and ninety-nine pounds thirteen shillings fivepence. The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller
Still, I'd like another shilling or two; one and fivepence doesn't go far, stretch it how you will. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z
The builders' labourers are rather better paid—if their employment were not so intermittent—with an average of from fourpence halfpenny to fivepence an hour. Change in the Village
He had sixpence to last him through Monday, but if he left fivepence of that for the Nursery, he would have but one penny for beer! The Girls of St. Olave's
A capital dish of asparagus costs us about fivepence; a fowl, one and threepence; a duck, a few halfpence more; a dish of fish, about a shilling. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete
One or the other of my readers may be ready to exclaim, six hundred and ninety-seven pounds eleven shillings fivepence! The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller
His right hand in his pocket, clasping his one and fivepence, he turned his face towards Cobham. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z
Then I drew out two shillings and fivepence. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 3, 1914
Like Jepthah, in the play of Hamlet, she has one fair daughter and no more, a bewitching and well-proportioned damsel, as fine as a fivepence or a May-day queen. Baboo Jabberjee, B.A.
Plato would cost you fivepence, Aristotle would be shocking; and in decency you must put him into Latin, which would add twopence more to every volume. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1
This desire of my heart the Lord has granted; for this morning D. C. gave me five pounds, and there came in by sale of articles ten shillings fivepence. The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller
Bailey, it's your duty to lend me that one and fivepence. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z
Here was stock at nineteen shillings being offered at fivepence, and no rush to take it up even at that price. Men of Affairs
That’s fivepence simply thrown away, to say nothing of the chemicals!” About Peggy Saville
The oppression is, the farmer valuing the labour of the poor at fourpence or fivepence a day, and paying that in land rated much above its value.  A Tour in Ireland 1776-1779
There is only one shilling fivepence in hand. The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller
Me lend you one and fivepence--ax your grandmother! A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z
Considering that the paper cost fivepence a copy, this was not a very liberal allowance. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert
From a five-shilling piece, which is called a bull in Latin, because it is round like a bull’s head, he would file or clip to the value of fivepence, and from lesser coin in proportion.  The Romany Rye a sequel to "Lavengro"
Eightpence for me—a clear saving of fivepence a week!” The Independence of Claire
Three shillings fivepence, which one of the laborers was able to give, was all we had. The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller
At this point Bailey, having discovered the one and fivepence, held it in his hand. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z
Thus, Edward Wilberforce, who spent some years there, says that meat was fivepence a pound, beer twopence-halfpenny a quart, and servants' wages eight shillings a month. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert
But the flagrantly vicious element in Disraeli's budget was his proposal to reduce the income-tax on schedule D. to fivepence in the pound, leaving the other schedules at sevenpence. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859
You sell the eggs—say—six for fivepence. Love Among the Chickens A Story of the Haps and Mishaps on an English Chicken Farm
A few minutes after I had prayed, brother T—— came and brought four pounds one shilling and fivepence, which had come in in several small donations. The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller
Leaving Willie to make the best of a bad case, and pick up his ill-used property, Bertie marched away with the one and fivepence in his pocket. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z
A tax-gatherer demanded a small sum—it was but about fivepence—of a poor old woman. Boswell's Correspondence with the Honourable Andrew Erskine, and His Journal of a Tour to Corsica
This he determined to renew for a period of seven years,—for two years at sevenpence in the pound, for two years more at sixpence, and for the last three at fivepence. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859
It's only fivepence a year, but it has been settled; it comes regularly; it used to come only when we had written and begged and waited. The Tragic Muse
If he go on my lord's business, board-wages are allowed him, eightpence a day for his journey in winter, fivepence in summer. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary
Opium is very cheap in Chaotong, costing only fivepence an ounce for the crude article. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma
I might have earned another penny, and then I would have changed it for a silver fivepence. Mrs Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters Volume 3
It was to be extended, also, at a reduced rate of fivepence, to incomes between a hundred and fifty and a hundred pounds—the former having hitherto been the line of total exemption. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859
The man must have bought ten eggs at fivepence, ten eggs at one penny, and eighty eggs Pg 150at a halfpenny. Amusements in Mathematics
Eggs, on the other hand, are cheap; we can buy a dozen for twopence or its equivalent in Spanish or Moorish money, and chickens cost about fivepence apiece. Morocco
"Truly," he said, in a letter to his correspondent in London, "It is a pleasant thing to drop a line and pull up threepence, fivepence, and sixpence as fast as one may haul in." American Merchant Ships and Sailors
The store-keeper changed the pennies for a bright, new fivepence, and she went on her way rejoicing. Mrs Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters Volume 3
The merchant would rather give him five shillings than fivepence per pound, because it would be a certain sign that the good times had arrived. The Boer in Peace and War
The driver is the lowest caste of laborers, who works for fivepence a day, and supports his family on it. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East
"Eight and fivepence," she added, laughing at him and running below to unlock her trunk and bring him the money without a glimmer of apprehension. Captivity
A pot of poison a day, at fivepence the pot, amounts to seven pounds and two shillings in the year! Advice to Young Men And (Incidentally) to Young Women in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life. In a Series of Letters, Addressed to a Youth, a Bachelor, a Lover, a Husband, a Father, a Citizen, or a Subject.
You got the dominoes for threepence halfpenny, but the price on the box is fivepence, so that Elspeth would really owe him a penny. Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood
All the world inclined towards beer knows that the current price of a pot of half-and-half is fivepence, and by this standard the Medical Student fixes his expenses. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, December 11, 1841
"Living, that is food, is very expensive," Elfrida replied quickly; "a good beefsteak, for instance, costs three Francs—I mean two and fivepence, a pound." A Daughter of To-Day
Those at taskwork had fivepence, and in some cases as low as threepence per diem. The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines
Far be it from us to make any heartless allusion to the fact that Shakespeare’s Sonnets were brought out at fivepence, or that for fourpence-halfpenny one could have bought a Martial in ancient Rome.  Reviews
The new millionaire gaped, but not at his patron, for the why and wherefore of this gift were trifles to James beside the tremendous fact that he had fivepence halfpenny. Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood
Four of the five had 'for his stipend, mete, and drynke, by yere,' the sum of £8, which is fivepence farthing a day; the other had £9, which is sixpence a day. As We Are and As We May Be
On one side was the familiar wreath with the word "fivepence" in the midst, with its Esperanto equivalent beneath, and on the other the profile of a man, with an inscription. Lord of the World
The soldier is ruin'd, poor man! by his pay; His fivepence will prove but a farthing a-day, For meat, or for drink; or he must run away. The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2
And whereas, contrary to the letter and meaning of the said patent, the said Wood hath declared that every person shall be obliged to take fivepence halfpenny of his coin in every payment. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06 The Drapier's Letters
All the savings of Elspeth and himself were in his pocket, and yielding to impulse, as was his way, he thrust the fivepence halfpenny into James Gloag's hand. Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood
Industrious women who spin in the factories get some fourpence, some fivepence, and so on to tenpence per day, and find their own house-room and diet. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters
Dime, a U.S. silver coin, worth the tenth part of a dollar, or about fivepence. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge
"How much would you pay for such soup in Yalta, and with beef at fivepence a pound, too?" A Tramp's Sketches
Mr. Wood will oblige me to take fivepence halfpenny of his brass in every payment! The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06 The Drapier's Letters
The price received in summer is about fivepence or fivepence-halfpenny per imperial gallon, afterwards retailed in London at about one shilling and eightpence. Hodge and His Masters
An edition by the last-named house, neatly printed and intended specially for circulation in Canada and Australia, as well as at home, was sold at fivepence, so that the very poorest could buy it. The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss
When the cotton of Bombay commands more than fivepence per pound at Liverpool, it flows in a strong current from India to Manchester. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861
But supposing the cost were not sixpence a week, not fivepence? it is FOURPENCE-HALFPENNY. The Uncommercial Traveller
That is the cheapest rate of living possible here, and every trifle costs double what it would in England, except wine, which is very fair at fivepence a bottle—a kind of hock.  Letters from the Cape
And I paid for it with that and the fivepence I had. The Story of the Treasure Seekers
About six he returns to the Branch Original, where he once more imbrues himself to the worth of fivepence in coffee and roll. Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 1
Then he had given her fivepence, so that his first patient had absorbed altogether not less than one sixth of his available capital. Round the Red Lamp
From a five-shilling piece, which is called a bull in Latin because it is round like a bull’s head, he would file or clip to the value of fivepence, and from lesser coin in proportion.  The Romany Rye
"You wouldn't let me have it for fivepence if you didn't want to." Sons and Lovers
Nearly all their usual workrooms were closed; some were reduced to live on charity and only very small allowances, from fivepence to sevenpence a day, were made to the wives and families of National Guards. My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71
On three other weeks there is a charge against him of fivepence in the books. Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765
When he had his wages in the evening, he spent them as before—a penny for the baby, and fivepence at Mr. Ball's for Tommy, Abdiel, and himself. A Rough Shaking
When I had told my story they clubbed together and threw me fivepence out of the cart. The Life of John Clare
Suddenly he shouted: "Do you want it for fivepence?" Sons and Lovers
I would demand less than any one else for my work; sixpence was ample, or perhaps fivepence. Hunger
We asked him what place we should get to if we paid fivepence. Tremendous Trifles
She had never seen her mother give more than fourpence or fivepence a dozen; and she thought she would ask, when she got home, whether it could really be as Tom said. The Eskdale Herd-boy A Scottish Tale for the Instruction and Amusement of Young People
"I've won two and fivepence," announced Miss Caroline in satisfied tones. The Vision of Desire
"Seventeen pounds eleven and fivepence, and sixteen and six stoppages," replied the boy. Sons and Lovers
So I, very narrowly watching him out of half-closed eyes, held up my five fingers interrogatively, and said, 'Cinquante?' meaning 'Dare you ask fivepence?' The Path to Rome
We explained that we wanted to go to fairyland, and the only question was whether we could get there for fivepence. Tremendous Trifles
My money is in it, too—eight shillings and fivepence. Light O' the Morning
The flour for our tea-cakes, she said, was a shilling fivepence a stone, "And not too much for growing and grinding it, and all." Seven English Cities
Mrs. Morel paid him the fivepence in a cold manner. Sons and Lovers
Sixpence?" repeated he scornfully, "if you don't know the value of sixpence, you'll never be worth fivepence three farthings. Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 2
When you buy a bag of flour at the baker's you pay fivepence over the counter, a very simple transaction. Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies
The charge for black cloth alone on this occasion was six thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine pounds, six shillings, and fivepence,—Biblioth. The History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of King George the Fifth Volume 8
Be not Jug, as a man would say, finer than fivepence, or more proud than a peacock; that is, to seem to scorn to call in at Clack's mill as you pass over the bridge. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8
Several milkmen have reduced their prices from sixpence to fivepence. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 11, 1917
When the relief committee first found this family out, the entire clothing of the family of seven persons weighed eight pounds, and sold for fivepence, as rags. Home-Life of the Lancashire Factory Folk during the Cotton Famine
Still you do not expect to get even that little bag of flour for nothing, your fivepence goes over the counter in somebody else's till. Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies
In the morning, he took an opportunity when I was not looking to go behind his father, and silently handed him the fivepence halfpenny over his shoulder. Memories of Hawthorne
This honesty would have softened me had I not just had to pay fivepence on the letter—and for the second time that day! Without Prejudice
You went out with a beaver worth three-and-twenty shillings - the second time you’ve worn it - and you bring home a thing that no Jew in his senses would give me fivepence for.  Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures
Wednesday.—"Played dominoes at lunch and won fivepence." Not that it Matters
She deliberately wished him dead, on the off-chance of acquiring riches, or, more accurately, because she was short of fourteen and fivepence in order to look perfectly splendid at a ball. The Grim Smile of the Five Towns
To cheat yourself wouldn't matter—nobody minds THAT—but to do the British Government out of fivepence would be a dreadful thing! God's Good Man
And when everything else is in order, her epistle is insufficiently stamped, and your income is frittered away in futile fivepences. Without Prejudice
Oh, my country! and fivepence per bushel out of that to a carrier to take it there! On Our Selection
These were paid fivepence or fivepence-halfpenny, and were employed in preference to those who had served their time, because the latter wanted more money and therefore were only employed when absolutely necessary. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
She must reconcile herself to wearing a ball dress which was less than perfection, and all for the want of fourteen and fivepence. The Grim Smile of the Five Towns
More than a thousand pair of Shetland stockings are annually imported into Leith, of which the price is from fivepence to seven-pence a pair. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Here," he continued, standing by a bed, "is a gentleman who owes me fivepence. The Island Pharisees
I bought him years and years ago, price fivepence, in a little parchment-covered Cologne-printed volume, at a stall in Gray's Inn Lane. Roundabout Papers
Some of them got only fourpence halfpenny--Sawkins was paid fivepence--so none of these were affected by the change. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
I get three shillings a week, which is about fivepence a day; out of that I eat threepence—I'm a big, growing lad, and it's hard to be hungry. John Halifax, Gentleman
A pretty figure we should cut in the county if I didn’t know how to make fivepence look like a shilling.  Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green
"He showed me what he 'd got—only fivepence halfpenny." The Island Pharisees
Simmons hadn't five pounds,—he hadn't even fivepence,—and he said so. Stories by English Authors: London (Selected by Scribners)
Frankie's stockings were all broken and beyond mending, so it was positively necessary to buy him another pair for fivepence three-farthings. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
In this miserable spot the unfortunate inhabitants are taxed equally with those of the richer districts—about fivepence annually for each date palm. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs
But we were allowed only to “sub” fivepence of the total sum, though the tally-keeper, short of change, gave us sixpence.  The People of the Abyss
"Seventy-nine pounds, five shillings and fivepence half-penny, besides the value of the wood," said Foster; "and I am to have it all as copyhold?" Kenilworth
Brother, take you my land, I'll take my chance: Your face hath got five hundred pound a-year; Yet sell your face for fivepence and 'tis dear.— King John
Those whose wages were fivepence an hour were paid the princely sum of 16/8d. for their week's hard labour, and those whose rate was fourpence-halfpenny 'picked up' 15/-. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
That leaves you five and fivepence for mere foolery. Paul Kelver, a Novel
On my return I paid fivepence for a “cabin,” took my receipt for the same in the form of a huge brass check, and went upstairs to the smoking-room.  The People of the Abyss
Remember, the manor and tithes are rated at the clear annual value of seventy-nine pounds five shillings and fivepence halfpenny, besides the value of the wood. Kenilworth
April 14.—Spent the whole of the afternoon in the garden, having this morning picked up at a bookstall for fivepence a capital little book, in good condition, on Gardening.  Diary of a Nobody
Private employers could get that class of labour for fourpence-halfpenny or fivepence an hour, and yet the corporation paid fivepence-halfpenny and even sixpence for the same class of work. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
He saw only that there was a Lot of Work done and his soul was filled with rapture as he reflected that the man who had accomplished all this was paid only fivepence an hour. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
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