| 单词 | ninepence |
| 例句 | She lived many years on a pension of ninepence a week, and yet she saved £5, which, at her own request, was laid out on her funeral. Curious Epitaphs 2012-04-26T02:00:22.397Z It was found by an old woman, who is said to have sold it to a shopkeeper in Drogheda for ninepence. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z Three pounds, seventeen and ninepence over, to be exact. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z A nimble ninepence is better than a slow shilling. Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words 2012-03-29T02:00:12.730Z "Three pounds, five and ninepence a day," said Mr. Booch, working in his head almost miraculously.... Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z The first Sunday, at church, he put this ninepence into the contribution box, probably feeling no poorer than before. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z My father and mother were Irish, And I am Irish, too; I bought a wee fidil for ninepence, And it is Irish, too. The Mountainy Singer 2012-02-20T03:00:20.273Z One could be, clearly, comfortable enough here—if one had the ninepence. England 2012-02-09T03:00:12.957Z Collection made for the widows of drowned golfers, which realises ninepence. Mr. Punch's Golf Stories 2012-01-28T03:00:25.907Z I went to the gate, basket in one hand, ninepence in coppers in the other, a demure deacon's wife. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Three shillings and ninepence at most, if good money, but frequently it is mixed. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z My father and mother were Irish, And I am Irish, too: I bought a wee fidil for ninepence, And it is Irish, too. The Mountainy Singer 2012-02-20T03:00:20.273Z Well, it offers ninepence a column for answering questions, and they are so difficult, and we do so want to make a little money! English Society 2011-11-25T03:00:15.587Z Willughby tells us that in his time 'Puffins' were very numerous in the Calf of Man, and that fully fledged young birds, taken from the nests, were sold at the rate of ninepence a dozen. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z I lost Percival Charles' ninepence and my nice white cloth out of the basket, and everything, besides having black looks on Thursday because it was mutton chops, which he hates. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z I had, in fact, lost ninepence, when the remainder of the search-party bore down upon us at speed. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z Seven hundred and fifty pounds, seventeen and ninepence. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z A letter from New York to Boston cost twelvepence; while ninepence was the charge from Boston to New York. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z I hate to borrow as much as mother does, and I knew Aunt March would croak; she always does, if you ask for a ninepence. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z Do you think I would sell a valuable hen like that for ninepence? A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z Knows her way about evidently; hints at ninepence because of the inconvenience of postage, and it’s only two short stories of 4000 apiece. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z I’ve got three pounds fourteen and ninepence; this makes sixteen and ninepence. King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z The postmaster general estimated that they yielded on the average ninepence a letter. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z My confidence was misplaced; for those cigars I had to pay a duty—incredible as it may seem—of three shillings and ninepence! Cities of the Dawn 2011-05-13T02:00:10.047Z And you offer me ninepence for such a valuable bird! A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z A labourer was sent to his custody for twenty-one days in default of payment of four shillings and costs, five and ninepence in all. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z "May be your worship's honour will give me leave to go," he said; "but I should like to give the poor King ninepence." The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z The following are the rates charged by the postmaster at Halifax to the several post offices in Nova Scotia: to Windsor fourpence; to Horton sevenpence, and to Annapolis and Digby ninepence. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z On these occasions I always received a present from her in return—"The Rudiments of Architecture," price ninepence, in a red cover. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z There, I will give you ninepence for this bird.” A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z As between Cabinet Minister and cabman the relation of fine should be as two pounds to ninepence—that is to say, if the law in the police courts desires to treat rich and poor alike. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z Poll Perrow wouldn’t have given you more than ninepence for a fish like that. The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z From Virginia, to Philadelphia, New York and Boston, the charges were ninepence, twelvepence and two shillings respectively. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z Him shirt has no border, Him face favour marlan, Come give me me one an' ninepence. Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes 2011-02-28T03:00:31.280Z "An Oxford friend of Alan's once stayed with us, and the only good thing he could find to say of Glasgow was that in the tea-shops you could make a beast of yourself for ninepence." The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z If you prefer another form; nice as ninepence.” Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z "I ask, because my own stock is reduced to just one York shilling, which goes by the name of only a ninepence in this part of the world." The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z “Two pun fifteen and ninepence, with costs,” he says, bringing out a paper; and then you might have knocked me down with it, for I knew it was for rent. Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season 2010-12-20T17:11:47.497Z Bullied me terribly one day for two and ninepence. A Little World But there were bigger offshoots, too, properly bricked round and as tight as ninepence—no rats there. Deep Moat Grange For ninepence one woman offered us a bouquet more than a yard round. Glories of Spain We supply the machine, charged with the very best soup, at ninepence a night. Mr. Punch's After-Dinner Stories At the son's death, his widow sold such books as he had left, to a pedlar, for the sum of ninepence. The Story of Books Postcards are a penny each, and they need halfpenny stamps, so it'll cost exactly one and ninepence to send two to every one of you. The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story If beef, instead of being ninepence, should rise to a shilling, or fourteenpence a pound, some people would refuse to buy it altogether, and others would buy less than before. Political economy Execution taken out for forty-five pounds nine and ninepence. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 I can strongly recommend these bi-carbonate of cod and oyster sauce lozenges, or I have some sulphate of salmon and cucumber pastilles, that I think you would like, ninepence the quarter-of-a-pound. Mr. Punch's After-Dinner Stories It was a mistake certainly, and she hurriedly turned out the contents of the box upon the bed, and counted up the pence first—four shillings and ninepence. The New Mistress A Tale "Fifteen and ninepence," muttered he, as he counted over the pieces in his hand. One Of Them The gulden, or guilder, at the present day, is equivalent to about one shilling and ninepence sterling, or thirty-nine cents. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 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) "It used to cost but a ninepence to get a bar'l from Boston by sea," said Captain Crowe, in a melancholy tone; "and now it costs twenty-five cents by the railroad, sir." The Life of Nancy J. C. K. The coin is a very common penny of Henry III., worth ninepence, or a shilling at most. Notes and Queries, Number 238, May 20, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc The latter suddenly reduced the fares between Edinburgh and Glasgow for the three classes from eight shillings, six shillings, and four shillings, to one shilling, ninepence, and sixpence. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years Dos Reales; deux r�aux; two bits; twenty-five cents; about a shilling; but in practice it is worth from ninepence to threepence: thus two glasses of beer would cost two bits. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) Or he might have reduced tea and sugar to a peace rate, and raised the income-tax from ninepence to a shilling. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) Just you get up, and steady yourself on your two pins, and you’ll be as right as ninepence. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV The pay of the black soldier is ninepence per diem, against a shilling per diem to the white, so that there would be some saving effected in that way. The History of the First West India Regiment "Fined fourpence for threat of physical violence and ninepence for executing the same," Roger murmured. Changing Winds A Novel Oats are worth sixpence to ninepence a stone,—a ridiculous price; and we have not yet touched the bottom. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Tea and sugar he left as they were, and the income-tax he raised from ninepence to tenpence. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) There they found it, all high and dry, under a big apple tree, looking as nice as ninepence. Funny Little Socks Being the Fourth Book I live in a tent on ninepence a day and sleep in the open. Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war I was discharged on the same pension as before of ninepence a day, that having been stopped during my stay in the Third Veteran Battalion. The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence A Hero of the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns Yes, wid ninepence a day and thirteen shillings and sixpence a week, I'm comfortable enough. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule I've made no mistake," said the waiter; "I was told to ask ninepence. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland Half an hour later, two clean, tidy, but dejected pupils entered the class-room, and placed the sum of thirteen and ninepence upon her desk. The Madcap of the School The charge for the postage of a letter from Bristol to Portsmouth was at that time ninepence. The King's Post Being a volume of historical facts relating to the posts, mail coaches, coach roads, and railway mail services of and connected with the ancient city of Bristol from 1580 to the present time If a cashier of Woolridge's could have been capable of saving, say, one and ninepence out of that sovereign, the man who was engaged to Winny Dymond would have died rather. The Combined Maze But the menu, which covered four closely printed pages, showed that the most expensive dish offered there cost one and threepence, while the greater number cost ninepence, sixpence, or threepence each. Home Life in Germany It's downright robbery to ask ninepence for one bottle. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland What was of more importance, in less than a week from our arrival in Paris I commenced work at the modest remuneration of four francs and a half, three shillings and ninepence, a day. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France "Rachel," said the astonished husband, "where is that ninepence I gave thee day before yesterday?" History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I He talked, if I remember correctly, about a cruel fourpence and a mythical ninepence. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 30, 1914 Another dictionary, one that cost ninepence, and is supposed to give you all words in common use, does not include Kneipe at all. Home Life in Germany When you undertake the transcription of an author's scrawl at ninepence the thousand words you have to work unusually hard, especially when, as it is in this case, the thing's practically unreadable. Hawtrey's Deputy A dinner on New Year’s Day, of baked pork and fried potatoes, with bread, wine, and apple puffs, cost ninepence. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France He obtained her property by marriage; he invested that property in real estate, and had grown richer and richer, until he grew rich enough to spare a ninepence for Rachel the day before yesterday. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I Makes days an' quarters for three an' ninepence. Change in the Village A member of this club can dine for ninepence, and have a hot dish from fourpence to sevenpence. Home Life in Germany The difficulty will probably begin when I arrive in Canada, but I'm a rather capable person, and I believe they don't pay one ninepence a thousand words in Winnipeg. Hawtrey's Deputy Up to the close of 1836, seven hundred and seventy pounds and ninepence halfpenny had been given, and forty pounds promised. The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller It made her hands harder and broader, it is true, but I think a hand with a dollar and a quarter a day in it, better than one with a crossed ninepence. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I On one of my visits I found him trying to puzzle out the abstruse question of how he should deduct some such sum as thirteen shillings and ninepence from a sovereign. Stories of Authors, British and American I owe you ninepence—I mean—oh hang it, here's a shilling for you! Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers The tusks form an article of considerable trade, the ivory selling from a shilling to one and ninepence a pound, according to the perfection of the tusks. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 "I get ninepence; some of the women only get sevenpence halfpenny." Littlebourne Lock The difficulty will probably be when I arrive in Canada, but I’m a rather capable person, and I believe they don’t pay ninepence a thousand words in Winnipeg. Masters of the Wheat-Lands Tenpence a pound retail, but ninepence only if ye take a whole one. The House with the Green Shutters Milking, weeding, digging, ninepence a day, and a can of buttermilk, with a lump of butter thrown in. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 We meet 'em ourselves—religious beggars who're always passing round the hat for ninepence to make up another shilling. The Kangaroo Marines ‘You say the postage is ninepence,’ said I, ‘here’s a shilling.’ The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro' When you undertake the transcription of an author’s scrawl at ninepence the thousand words you 38 have to work hard, especially when, as it is in this case, the thing’s practically unreadable. Masters of the Wheat-Lands He contracted to provision 6000 men for three months at the rate of ninepence a head. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography "Something that might cost anything from ninepence to a thousand pounds," suggested Celia. Once a Week Super-Banbury cakes of the dear old days, when margarine was ninepence a pound, flour unlimited, and currants unsought after by the wealthy. The Man Who Lost Himself ‘Please to pay me ninepence first,’ said the old woman. The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro' And the blacksmith's wife used to provide teas at ninepence a head, and altogether things grew brighter week by week. The Book of Dragons So you pinched him at the wrong moment, and pinched out ninepence in the pound. Shining Ferry "Then it's not 'pound,'" I said, "because I've only got one and ninepence." Once a Week Out of the nine pounds he started with from Hoover’s there remained only five pounds eleven and ninepence. The Man Who Lost Himself I spent ninepence of my capital in the purchase of a dozen pines, getting three separate lots of four at three-pence per lot. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer The wages of a mason or a bricklayer are about sixpence a week; haymakers have the same; reapers get from a shilling to half-a-crown, and mowers one and ninepence. Our Little Lady Six Hundred Years Ago Three pounds, twelve shillings, and ninepence, sir, if you'll count it. Shining Ferry Are we to suggest something worth a thousand pounds, or something worth ninepence? Once a Week Ger had amassed three shillings of this sum, and the good-natured gunner never mentioned the extra ninepence. The Ffolliots of Redmarley My capital was now reduced to one and ninepence. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer “A gent like you with only ninepence!” said the artist. p. The Gypsies Indian squaws peddled them throughout the country for ninepence apiece. Home Life in Colonial Days But I saw some in a chemist's for ninepence. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, January 28, 1914 A bugle bought for him by one of his friends in the Royal 'Orse for the sum of three and ninepence. The Ffolliots of Redmarley Beef was three shillings and fourpence a pound, and mutton two shillings and ninepence. Danger! and Other Stories “Now that time you missed it,” I said; “for on my honor as a gentleman, I have only ninepence in all my pockets.” The Gypsies Even in 1695, a quarter of venison could be bought in New York City for ninepence. Home Life in Colonial Days The said payment of six pounds and ninepence per 100l. shall be payable half yearly in British currency on the 8th February and 8th August in each year. Impressions of South Africa “According to my calculation,” he said cautiously, “I think we may truly call it twenty-seven pounds ten shillings and ninepence.” Good Old Anna For this accommodation the landlord charged ninepence per day, which sum had to be paid every night before the family was allowed to retire to rest! Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure She and Lesbia collected fifteen and ninepence for the cot among their friends in Skelwick, and wrote down the various items with much satisfaction in a notebook supplied for the purpose. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story It shows that she does not consider my friendship worth ninepence.” Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor Here am I, two-and-thirty, with ninepence a day as long as I live, as good a man as ever I was—good man and true. The Lost Middy Being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap I was ready to pay ninepence so as to say something. Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days “Two shillings and ninepence halfpenny,” I said dolefully. Brownsmith's Boy A Romance in a Garden The buckram must go: that was the heaviest article in the list, five yards at ninepence a yard. All's Well Alice's Victory I’ve got sticking—plaster for the boys—they are sure to cut their fingers some day—and a beautiful needle-book for mother—ninepence halfpenny—and it looks worth it, every penny. Betty Trevor We have dinner at school; quite a good meal for ninepence, including a penny for coffee afterwards.” The Independence of Claire There were cambrics, she heard, for one and ninepence, and cotton cloth home-made was so much cheaper than the imported, but you had to bleach it. A Little Girl in Old Salem What a pretty picture he makes, as he pushes back his thick locks, and flashes those great, dark, Italian eyes—it is worth a hundred ninepences to see such a beaming face. Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends Nothing exceeds my scorn for the English taxi-driver who demands another ninepence for an additional passenger, even though only a child—nothing except my scorn for the cowardly official who conceded this monstrous imposition. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, November 24, 1920 Once past the Rame we should be right as ninepence and might run down the coast on a soldier's wind: it would stiffen a bit out yonder unless he was mistaken. The Adventures of Harry Revel He had a clean and comfortable bed for ninepence, and a good breakfast for a few coppers. Chatterbox, 1905. At length Wayne broke the silence by saying— "Seventeen pounds eight shillings and ninepence." The Napoleon of Notting Hill If they waylaid him in the street, it annoyed him a little, and he would give them only ninepence. Pirate Gold He had plenty of money of his own, and I tried to make him give me back a quarter; but do you believe he wouldn't, not even a ninepence? Dotty Dimple's Flyaway The medium between the highest and lowest prices of wheat, assigned by the statute, is four shillings and threepence a quarter; that is, twelve shillings and ninepence of our present money. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B. From Henry III. to Richard III. I shall, I perceive, have to hand you ninepence in cash with the receipt.… Foe-Farrell The cautious Terror would only raise them to ninepence each. The Terrible Twins The retail price of this English set is ninepence—the price of the American is less than sixpence. Scientific American, Volume 40, No. 13, March 29, 1879 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures For many years the church-rate had been sixpence and ninepence in the pound per annum. Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men I was intimately acquainted with a young man in the town, and well remember his coming to my shop one morning and asking the loan of ninepence with which to buy rum. Stories of Achievement, Volume III (of 6) Orators and Reformers “Please to pay me ninepence p. 356first,” said the old woman. Isopel Berners The History of certain doings in a Staffordshire Dingle, July, 1825 But if I were to sell them myself here, I could get eightpence, or perhaps ninepence each for them. The Terrible Twins At first, she used to buy ninepence worth of oysters. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales Right as ninepence, if you don't come unsettling of him. Five Children and It Meeting an old woman with a basket of cucumbers, he bought them, and by selling them again, realised ninepence. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 429 Volume 17, New Series, March 20, 1852 I have not possessed a watch for a year, and I've only ninepence in my pocket. The Survivor Would you believe it, he has only ninepence for sole shield between him and starvation. Mike Fletcher A Novel I was first offered sixteen apples for my shilling, which would be at the rate of ninepence a dozen. Amusements in Mathematics The other day the curate said he wished he had a sister, and Richard offered to sell us all for ninepence; but he is only in fun. Melchior's Dream and Other Tales The poor people welcome to their homes soldiers who in most cases belong to the same strata of society as themselves; and, besides, ninepence a night as billet-fee is not to be laughed at. The Amateur Army And then find the cheeld right as ninepence and the blind only pulled down to keep the sun off the carpet. The Ship of Stars The experience of the world on this point has been embodied in maxims such as these: "Take care of your cents, and dollars will take care of themselves;" "Save your ninepences," &c. The Faithful Steward Or, Systematic Beneficence an Essential of Christian Character Here, then, is a puzzle: In how many different ways may nineteen shillings and ninepence be paid in our current coin? Amusements in Mathematics She was Mrs. Albert Shawn, as neat as ninepence, as smart and pert as a French maid out for the day. Hugo A Fantasia on Modern Themes Mine was gone by middle-day, and I could not account for more than ninepence of it—never could to this day. Verner's Pride Well, be it so—five pounds seven and ninepence between two, is by no means an impossible sum to spend, and the trick is to make it go as far as we can. Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities For no nation can flourish when it is the ambition of the large majority to put in fourpence and take out ninepence. Outspoken Essays Then, again, we have the case of the man who gave a boy sixpence and promised to repeat the gift as soon as the youngster had made it into ninepence. Amusements in Mathematics If you please, sir, there's a hofficer of the law downstairs and he wants Mr. Tempenny or forty pun', sixteen shillings and ninepence. If Only etc. I'm laughing at him for selling the swords for ninepence the piece. Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood And I've got three pence, which, not to be behind-hand in point of liberality, I'll do the same with, so that we have got five pounds seven shillings and ninepence between us, according to Cocker. Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities It was ill-paid labour—ninepence a day fine days and sixpence all weathers, with a can of milk twice a week and a lump of butter thrown in now and then. The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill "I have made it into ninepence," he said, at the same time handing his benefactor threepence. Amusements in Mathematics There was four pounds and ninepence to pay for excess luggage at Charing Cross. The Lion's Share At this Muckley he had a mighty reason for not spending money, and with ninepence in his pocket clamoring to be out he spent not one halfpenny. Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood One day, they were "blasphemous," one day, "revolutionary," one day, they "sang small," and one day "their nobles were come to ninepence." The Felon's Track History Of The Attempted Outbreak In Ireland, Embracing The Leading Events In The Irish Struggle From The Year 1843 To The Close Of 1848 And then my father laughed still more contemptuously and replied, "Her grandmother weeded turnips in the fields though—ninepence a day dry days, and sixpence all weathers." The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill "But that does not make it into ninepence!" Amusements in Mathematics His maxim was, never to spend more than ninepence out of every shilling. Thrift Just this; that the swords he is selling for ninepence are Andrea Ferraras, the same as the post-office ones, and he could get a pound a piece for them if he kent their worth. Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood Accordingly at 7 p.m. we found ourselves paying the sum of ninepence each at the entrance to the Calton Rooms. From John O'Groats to Land's End Her father was employed on the public works, and earned ninepence a day, which was barely enough to purchase food for himself, to enable him to continue at work. The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines Charlie calls them the "lil' catties," and declares that the two small animals consumed three shillings and ninepence worth of meat in a week. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876 They sell it to us on the wharf at Antwerp for ninepence a gallon, and we sell it at nine francs per dozen bottles. The Congo and Coasts of Africa "I'm as right as ninepence now," she said, with an effort after brightness. Flames And if the rate is now ninepence, what will it be when to the burden of the elementary school is added that of the Continuation school? As We Are and As We May Be My share of it was three and twopence, and I found myself with only ninepence in my pocket. The Belfry At the same time it is difficult to be happy on ninepence—which was the entire fortune of the lovers at the moment. Prose Fancies (Second Series) It would only be ninepence, and I could have either a chop or ham and eggs. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women Miniature "Murphies" fetched four pence halfpenny each, while an adult member of the genus at ninepence was worth two of the little ones. The Siege of Kimberley It is cheaper to buy one large mackerel for ninepence, than two for four pence half-penny each. The American Frugal Housewife They are paid ninepence a day, and the work they do is a joke. A Yankee in the Trenches With the ninepence already in their pockets, you will see that they were now possessors of quite a small fortune. Prose Fancies (Second Series) "You can buy a man's conscience there for ninepence." The Great Prince Shan For a week I wore a pierced ninepence in evidence of my proficiency in mental arithmetic; then it passed to stronger hands. A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment A bit of fish-skin as big as a ninepence, thrown into coffee while it is boiling, tends to make it clear. The American Frugal Housewife "That makes twenty-seven pounds eighteen and ninepence as ye owe me," he remarked. Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) Once she half starved herself and put aside ninepence a week for almost three months and purchased one-eighth of a lottery ticket from Sugarman the Shadchan, who recognized her existence for the occasion. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People An innkeeper once charged him three shillings and ninepence for himself, and three shillings for his servant. George Washington, Volume II We catch the sound of what is to be paid—eightpence, ninepence, a shilling—and our hopes generally rise with the postage. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 480, March 12, 1831 The largest gain found is three pounds, and the largest loss nine pounds fourteen shillings and ninepence. The True George Washington [10th Ed.] Immediately the door had closed Christina realized that she had given him one and ninepence. Wee Macgreegor Enlists A pair of gloves were three and ninepence; a pair of kid slippers, thirteen and sixpence; ribbons were one and sixpence. The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 Thereupon Washington sent for his host, said that his servant ate as much as he, and insisted on paying the additional ninepence. George Washington, Volume II Fifteen hours' hard work she found was worth just threepence, and the materials cost one shilling: consequently she laboriously worked herself poorer by ninepence. Hodge and His Masters Sir Thomas fetched a fine, fat buck, and the town stood good for ninepence wine and twopence bread, and broached a keg of sturgeon. Master Skylark He thought he would be able to obtain a fairly good dinner in one of the little Italian restaurants for ninepence. Vain Fortune Linen cost two and fourpence, or three shillings a yard; flannel, four to six shillings; calico and chintz about the same; baize, three shillings and ninepence. The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 A good breakfast,—and we paid ninepence for all. Letters from the Cape And with you and me leaning back inside, as grand as ninepence! Our Mutual Friend I made the house, according to my calculation, four and ninepence to begin with, and it may have warmed up, in the course of the evening, to half a sovereign. Reprinted Pieces Impossible to find a room where he could live more cheaply than in the one he had got, and it is not easy to dine in London on less than ninepence. Vain Fortune It pointed as it spoke to the floor, where lay the carpet which mother had bought in the Kentish Town Road for twenty-two shillings and ninepence. The Phoenix and the Carpet We tried to stop here; but forage was ninepence a bundle, and the true Malay would rather die than pay more than he can help. Letters from the Cape After all her painful traffic, the whole proceeds were perhaps half a dozen coppers, and a questionable ninepence which ultimately proved to be copper likewise. House of the Seven Gables I was very much concerned for his misfortunes, and felt that any recognition short of ninepence would be mere brutality and hardness of heart. David Copperfield It cost three and ninepence in the King's Road. The Brother of Daphne Six shillings and ninepence halfpenny on the very first day! Oliver Twist Dos Reales; deux reaux; two bits; twenty-five cents; about a shilling; but in practice it is worth from ninepence to threepence: thus two glasses of beer would cost two bits. Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 1 I hate to borrow as much as Mother does, and I knew Aunt March would croak, she always does, if you ask for a ninepence. Little Women My circumstances being so very pressing, however, I said I would take ninepence for it, if he pleased. David Copperfield You stood two hours watching to see that men didn't put volumes in their pockets, and at the end of that time you'd made a profit of ninepence. The Market-Place Two and ninepence went like a flash, but at least I had enough to keep myself going for some days. The Stark Munro Letters "Please nine and ninepence and a good halfpenny where 'twas a bad one, sir — ma'am I mane." Far from the Madding Crowd One and ninepence and three and sixpence—total, five and three. The Moonstone Commission to the extent of two and ninepence in a fortnight cannot, however limited our ideas, be considered remunerative.' David Copperfield "Please nine and ninepence and a good halfpenny where 'twas a bad one, sir—ma'am I mane." Far from the Madding Crowd "Nothing,—don't worry, Bev,—right as ninepence in a minute, y' know!" stammered the Viscount, trying to steady his twitching mouth. The Amateur Gentleman The Line pays a bob per prisoner and the Militia ninepence, not to mention side-bets which are what really keep the men keen. Traffics and Discoveries Half the young women who go out to offices nowadays would be dear at ninepence a week. The Foolish Lovers What do we want of two horses down here, at two and ninepence a day? Meadow Grass Tales of New England Life I have picked up, too, another copy of Quarles for ninepence!!! The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 Excuse me, sir, eighteenpence is the fare with threepence for my gratuity, that makes one and ninepence. The Best British Short Stories of 1922 The "new ninepences" which were said to be forthcoming never passed into circulation at all. Byron's Poetical Works, Volume 1 We shifted the burden on to other shoulders; you see a dead body's a matter of two hundred roubles, as sure as ninepence.' A Sportsman's Sketches Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume I I have known men in the full vigour of life earning only the equivalent of ninepence halfpenny a day, paying rent out of it, and presumably supporting a wife and children. Two Summers in Guyenne Later it was raised to ninepence and tenpence. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 There had been a fall in its market value, alas! for the original price was ninepence. Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 For there they hire men by the day to sleep, and they get by it sixpence a day, but they that can snort hard get at least ninepence. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 2 This rate at the present time is about ninepence per gallon. Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power The patient gets up, half amazed, pays the doctor ninepence, pockets the tooth, and the spectators are in glee and admiration. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 1 She went with hanging head, her thick widow's veil over her face, the thought in her mind, "Perhaps among the poor clerks that collection of six shillings and ninepence had been made." Mrs. Day's Daughters No, nor yet on ninepence, nor yet on a shilling. Fan : the story of a young girl's life We were going into one wigwam when a surly old man opposed our entrance, holding out a calabash, vociferous voices from the interior calling out, "Ninepence, ninepence!" The Englishwoman in America You had better take them while you can get them,' and as he pushed them across the table with his stick, he remembered that all he had left was ninepence. The Three Clerks And likewise 7776—B, a designing rogue and plainly a spendthrift, who wastes ninepence in making it clear that he "wishes to marry rich young lady, forgiving youthful errors." Old Calabria Mutton that before cost ninepence would cost tenpence a pound, and the mouths to be fed would demand more meat. The Eustace Diamonds The Montreal correspondent is warned off as an intruder, and told that he had better have saved his ninepence of postage money. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present Do what he could, he could not read away more than ninepence a week. Buried Alive: a Tale of These Days When he had finished, Charley paid the bill and discovered that he was left with ninepence in his pocket. The Three Clerks Many a girl works there and has no more than one and ninepence to take home at the end of the week.' Hyacinth For them there was never more than ninepence in a shilling, if so much. The Eustace Diamonds With the help of his wife he could make one in a day, and he got ninepence profit out of it—when the box was sold. Home-Life of the Lancashire Factory Folk during the Cotton Famine Beef and ham ran from ninepence to a shilling a pound. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton Cheer up; why, think, you won't have to get the ring now, so you can do what you like with that five and ninepence you saved. The Triple Alliance Its trials and triumphs I have three and ninepence, so that if you can scrape together one and threepence—' 'Generous girl, it can't be.' Alice Sit-By-The-Fire Hum! hum! hum!—sum total for thirty-six Latin mottoes, eighteen shillings; ditto English, one shilling and ninepence; ditto Greek, four—four shillings. The Works of Henry Fielding Edited by George Saintsbury in 12 Volumes Volume 12 They are employed four days in the week, and they are paid ninepence a day, as at the other two rooms in the town. Home-Life of the Lancashire Factory Folk during the Cotton Famine By the time he 'ad eaten it he felt as right as ninepence, and 'e took such a dislike to the cabman 'e could hardly be civil to 'im. Short Cruises A nobleman's life depended upon a question of ninepence. Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers "Shilling shockers" are sold at ninepence, which is as comical as selling "tenpenny nails" at sixpence. Without Prejudice Then we've got pens already by us, but not any ink—that's a penny—and there's postage, say about twopence; total ninepence. Philistia You might have come here for ninepence, third class. Spring Days They received twelve of the penny papers for ninepence. Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria I've spent ninepence to give you a chance to hop it, because I met a gent who has been good to me. The Evil Shepherd "Thirteen and ninepence in the Buckingham Palace Road," he murmured. The Holiday Round We ain't had no new paper on it for ten year, an' then I put it on myself, an' it didn't cost but ninepence a roll. Short Stories for English Courses I should not think that a share at four shillings and ninepence could go down very much. A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus These poor little fellows would begin, perhaps, with ninepence as all their capital. Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria The bids went up, and finally the yellow dress was knocked down to a rosy-faced country girl for the sum of thirteen shillings and ninepence. A Sweet Girl Graduate The price was three and ninepence; twice the sum, by-the-bye, that it was worth. Roughing It in the Bush Wants things for an at 'ome—teaspoons as well—couldn't I make it ninepence the two dozen! The Town Traveller She herself had never been a servant—never; she had never sunk below working with the needle for sixteen hours a day for a payment of ninepence. The Nether World He'd marked down with a great staring ticket to ninepence a dozen—I saw it as I went past. In the Days of the Comet Our shoemaker charged us six annas, or ninepence, for eight pairs, and that was thirty per cent. over the proper price. Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet At sevenpence an hour that came to one pound four and ninepence halfpenny. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Yes, we will give a helping hand to bickerings, petty jealousies, back-bitings, and all sorts of good things, and will be as jolly as ninepence and—who'll be the first president? Cambridge Pieces Mine! oh, nothing—five and ninepence, perhaps; I trimmed it myself. Doctor Thorne She, the speaker, liked Melchester better than the lonely country, and she was going to have a new hat for next Sunday that was to cost fifteen and ninepence. Life's Little Ironies "Atar" is here eight seers the rupee, or in other words, flour sells at one shilling and ninepence a stone — an enormous price in these parts. Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet For sawing and chopping one log in this manner the worker was paid ninepence. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists When it is remembered that three pounds of meat a day, at ninepence a pound, will cost over forty pounds a year, there need be no difficulty in understanding that it may be so. The Last Chronicle of Barset Ten years later they struck again, and succeeded in raising their pay from seven shillings sixpence the job to eight shillings ninepence and "extras." The Armies of Labor A chronicle of the organized wage-earners "I only owed you ninepence, you old usurer." Stalky & Co. The bill came to eightpence-halfpenny, and a halfpenny for the waiter brought it up to ninepence. Where Angels Fear to Tread In the end they succeeded in increasing the total amount to nineteen and ninepence, and they then put three-halfpence each to make it up to a pound. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists It was, however, a great comfort to get the passport, and the pocket-book, which must be worth about ninepence. Little Travels and Roadside Sketches He insisted upon adding the extra ninepence, as he did not doubt that the servant had eaten as much as he. Democracy, an American novel Eggs cost a penny each, and "three oranges and a mouse-trap" ninepence. Oxford When I arrived in 1850, a middle-sized one could be bought pretty readily for ninepence, but when I left in 1859, they were with difficulty obtained at eight and nine shillings each. The Naturalist on the River Amazons You never meet him in a swimming-bath; he never pays ninepence, like the rest of us, for a machine. The Angel and the Author, and others Its price was ninepence, but Grindley junior appeared to regard it as a volume of great value. Tommy and Co. For part of our currency was the old-fashioned "ninepence,"—twelve and a half cents, and the "four pence ha'penny,"—six cents and a quarter. A New England girlhood, outlined from memory (Beverly, MA) These and the Harmony fetched ninepence a barrow load. The Way of All Flesh We sometimes had fresh bread at Ega made from American flour brought from Para, but it was sold at ninepence a pound. The Naturalist on the River Amazons Ninepence; the fellow wanted a shilling, but I gave him ninepence. The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English If any gent happens to have a ninepence about him," said the man in cell No. 3, "there's a sufferin' family here as could make use of it. The Story of a Bad Boy That means four and ninepence farthing wasted every time I smoke. Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow It is a marvel to think that soldiers will mount such places for a shilling—ensigns for five and ninepence—a day: a cabman would ask double the money to go half way! From Cornhill to Grand Cairo I bargained for ninepence, and what with the roller, and opening the soda water, and shoving them heavy tables about, there was a decomposition of tissue in me to the tune of two shillings. An Unsocial Socialist Anything that was smaller and more portable than a sideboard, and above the value of ninepence, had an irresistible attraction for him, provided that it fulfilled the necessary condition of belonging to some one else. The Toys of Peace, and other papers I also introduced ninepence for extra teas for the children, who had had two mugs apiece, very weak. Penelope's English Experiences The thought of a possible five shillings spent unnecessarily spurred her to action, and she decided to risk the waste of ninepence. Secret Adversary I said, as the colour was completely washed out and the handkerchiefs quite spoiled, ninepence was not enough. Diary of a Nobody But all I ask is the ninepence, and let the lady keep the one and threppence as the reward of abstinence. An Unsocial Socialist Call it four and ninepence—call it four pound nine. Bleak House Well, all you have to do is to pencil a 3—and a long down-stroke after it—in front of the ninepence, and people will think you have given five times the price for it.” Diary of a Nobody June 3.—The laundress called, and said she was very sorry about the handkerchiefs, and returned ninepence. Diary of a Nobody |
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