| 单词 | peseta |
| 例句 | "Do you mind if I give you that hundred pesetas in the morning, Cohn?" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z "Good man. Eight pesetas for the two. The lowest price." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Filling them both cost three pesetas sixty centimos. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z But because he got thirty thousand pesetas and people had stayed in line all night to buy tickets to see him, the crowd demanded that he should be more than very good. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The price to Bayonne had been fixed at a hundred and fifty pesetas. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z An investigation was begun and evidence was collected from the scene, including fingerprints, clothes, the telephone, the clumps of hair pulled from the victim's head and £1,000 in Spanish pesetas. Murder suspect hid for 39 years using dead man's identity, court told 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Detectives listened as Madrid recounted how he and others had confronted Bernal inside the destroyer, calling him a “peseta” — slang for someone who has cooperated with the police, Flores testified. A place to sleep, party and kill: Abandoned L.A. buildings become MS-13 gang ‘destroyers’ 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z But the case of Mr. Solà was different: Ms. Marí recalled her family was paid nearly double the normal amount for care, 300 pesetas per month, a large sum to them at the time. Humble Waiter or Son of a King? A Royal Mystery Piques Spain. 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z He was told that the parents who raised him paid 150,000 pesetas in 1969, roughly the price of a new car at the time. Obstetrician's trial could unlock secrets of Spain's stolen babies scandal 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z "I think it's because of the days when I was very young, I'd try to get 25 pesetas to play games at a bar in my little village by Barcelona," says Andrés. This world-famous chef is a gamer, and he wants to feed you while you play 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z The kidnappers were sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay him 5m pesetas. Quini: a tale of kidnap, ransom and forgiveness in Barcelona 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z "The cards are 40 pesetas each," she said. The man stuffed and displayed like a wild animal - BBC News 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z The Soviet Union, more cannily, traded arms, planes, and tanks for Spain’s sizable gold reserves, the transfer of which crashed the value of the peseta. The American Soldiers of the Spanish Civil War 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Foreign investors understood the implications of these diplomatic decisions very early in the war, and, fearing both Republican defeat and Communist victory, lacked trust in the Republican peseta for the remainder of the conflict. The banker behind Hitler’s shadow empire 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z We will assume that all existing euro commitments, such as bonds or employment contracts, for people and entities in Spain, are declared to be payable in pesetas in a one-to-one basis. What if Spain Devalued? 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Mr. Pujol said he inherited 140 million pesetas — Spain’s old currency — from his father, held offshore, equivalent to about $1.2 million. As Catalonia Weighs Independence From Spain, Leader Seizes Spotlight 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z It was clearly stated by many a pundit that the euro would fail and that we would soon see the drachma, lira, franc, peseta etc. back in circulation. Europe And The End Of The Euro Crisis 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z But there is no deep-seated euroscepticism and certainly no nostalgia for the peseta; rather an acceptance that if Spain did regain control of the printing presses the country really would be in trouble. Pedro Almodóvar's Spanish disaster script is all too realistic 2013-05-12T18:12:50Z There is no way Spain can break this vicious circle by itself, unless it actually leaves the euro zone and prints new pesetas with abandon. The euro crisis: Discouraging news 2012-11-08T21:57:00Z The peseta then continues as an independent floating currency, although it is roughly stable around 2 per euro for the time being. What if Spain Devalued? 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Spain is going to be next after Greece, and I just don’t want to end up holding devalued pesetas.” Money and People Leave Spain as Economic Gloom Deepens 2012-09-04T00:03:15Z Investors in euro-zone bonds want to be sure they will be repaid, and in euros, not devalued drachmas, liras or pesetas. Charlemagne: Angela’s vision 2012-06-21T10:02:37Z For example, if a Spanish bank customer is worried that his euros might one day turn into pesetas — even with a deposit guarantee in place — he may well move his money. DealBook Column: Why the Bailout in Spain Won't Work 2012-06-12T01:08:57Z Citizens of vulnerable European countries would rush to withdraw their euro deposits ahead of the breakup, to avoid having their savings converted into pesetas or drachmas. Economic Scene: Obama Presidency May Depend on Europe 2012-06-05T19:31:04Z At first, this is not such a big benefit for Spanish debtors including the government, because their income, denominated in devalued pesetas, also declines by 50% in euro terms. What if Spain Devalued? 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z The only money in the house was in pesetas, the currency that was replaced when Spain joined the euro in 2002. Spain body found after 15 years 2012-06-01T22:23:42Z If euro deposits convert to the national currencies of the countries where the banks are located, it seems likely that the German mark will appreciate against the peseta or lira or drachma or whatever. High & Low Finance: European Bank Deposits Tell a Tale of Euro Uncertainty 2012-05-31T22:26:40Z Despite those concerns, Pew found there was no desire for those countries that use the euro to return to their former currencies, such as the French franc or the Spanish peseta. Europeans Ambivalent to the Euro, Survey Finds 2012-05-29T13:20:41Z In a worst case, some even worry their money will be worth substantially less if Spain is forced to leave the euro currency zone and re-adopt its old currency, the peseta. In Spain, Bank Transfers Reflect Broader Fears 2012-05-25T02:18:32Z He heard about a Spanish fishing village which brought back the peseta and it seemed like a good idea. Bringing back the punt 2012-05-16T12:24:34Z However, a hundred pesetas in his own pocket removed all objections, and she was free to leave Spain. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z "I will give a thousand pesetas to be landed at Cadiz." The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z Juan de Calais goes out into the world to seek his fortune with a single peseta as his store. The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story 2012-04-11T02:00:32.697Z The town has some excellent hotels, and we were well-fed and slept well for five pesetas a day in one of them. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z If one knows a little Spanish and can make a bargain, three pesetas a day is quite a usual price for a country fonda. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z But putting his hand into his pocket for the money, he discovered that he was without a single peseta. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z Among these, too, a note for two hundred and fifty pesetas had slipped, which had disappeared when they were returned to me. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z Indeed we found it difficult to spend even a peseta, so modest were the prices. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z If the ticket is bought outside of Spain you pay for it in francs, whereas if bought in Spain, you pay in pesetas, which are about fifteen per cent less than francs. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z The inclusive charge was six pesetas a day—about four shillings and sixpence of English money. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z They were kind enough when we stopped them to give us a peseta apiece. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z There are two thousand pesetas for whoever takes me--dead or alive! Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z I have pesetas enough for my ticket to Madrid. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z Up to this we had driven, on arrival in a town, to the first or second hotel mentioned in Baedeker, and the average charge had been seven pesetas a day, all included. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z We saw quite a nice one in a good locality that was let at forty pesetas a month—a rent that included all taxes. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z First of all, he drew from one pocket four pounds of English gold, and from the other a handful of dollars and pesetas. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z "I have not a hundred pesetas with me." Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z Mary Most Pure, but it must have cost four or five pesetas! Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z 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 "For three pesetas each?" the host inquired dubiously, as though he thought we had suggested his accepting that sum for the trio. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z They have coal wharves and harbour works, and heap up the pesetas there. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z In a remote village of Spain a Bible Society’s colporteur, carrying a coloured banner, sold me a copy of Cipriano de Valera’s New Testament for a peseta. The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z It is not of the pesetas I think first when I am driving ladies. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z He contemptuously refused and demanded eight pesetas each for that short ride of eight miles. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z The charge, arranged on arrival, was four pesetas a day, including the little breakfast. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z They cost me five, and I naturally never saw a peseta of the money. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z Labor, more highly paid than at any other place or time, got less satisfaction for its money than a Cuban mestizo with a peseta. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z "You will let us have the two at seven pesetas, se�or?" Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z We again offered this latter the lawful fare for the eight miles we had ridden without tickets, and again he demanded eight pesetas. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z We were to pay three pesetas and a half a day, wine and the little breakfast included; and our first meal was to be served as soon as it could be prepared. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z "A peseta a day; six reales at most." Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z I could, with a wave of the hand, make a small fortune: for himself, he was unfortunate—he possessed but eleven dollars and odd pesetas. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z But so inert was gypsy enterprise that we were suffered to depart with a few pesetas yet in our possession. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z Some West Indians, certainly only a few, fell victims to his persuasions, and paid for their innocence with the loss of some thousands of pesetas. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z She was prepared for the question, and had the amount at the tip of her tongue—eight pesetas. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z The coachman's answer by the clerk was that the horse was to be three thousand five hundred pesetas. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z The new gold coins are pieces of 5, 10, 20, and other multiples of the peseta. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z Knights fought for honor, where professionals now fight for pesetas. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z The obdurate lady put three pesetas in his hand every Sunday, neither more nor less. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z He could make any terms that suited, from one peseta and a half a day. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Four thousand pesetas thrown into the gutter! as he repeated a hundred times a day. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Banks and investment funds in one euro-using country gorged on the bonds of others, freed of worry about devaluation-prone currencies like the drachma, lira, peseta and escudo. Ties That Bound Europe Now Fraying 2011-12-16T03:41:34Z On his wedding journey he spent a night at Monte Carlo and gambled it away to the last peseta. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z "Nothing; the other night he won three or four thousand pesetas at play, and he has gone gayly off to spend them with an actress." The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z The distance was twelve kilometros, the cost would be about six or seven pesetas. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z They live and spend as freely as their prototypes in London, without pounds sterling, shillings, dollars, and pesetas, or anything of the kind. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z But many who hawked their religious pictures and portraits of the Virgin and the saints for pesetas rose to fame, and gained wealth in their later days. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z Such, too, was the magic of exchange that these five francs, sent home, might transform themselves into ten, eight, or seven and a half pesetas. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z A man with eight million pesetas is an admirable being. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z Three pesetas a day was to be the price. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z All he had to leave was an income of from seven to eight thousand pesetas. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z You may obtain a seat, just in front of the stage, for half a peseta. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z The Prussians and Italians exacted, moreover, a war indemnity of 50,000 pesetas from the Cantonal Junta, which body became a prey to internal dissensions. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z This, you understand, makes a great scandal in a provincial capital; but as he is named Don Enrique Castell and owns eight or ten million pesetas, nobody wishes to offend him. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z "Three pesetas—yes, if you will be content with soup and one other dish at dinner and at supper." The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z The idea of depriving himself of a peseta for any other form of outlay than buying to sell was beyond his ken. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z The cost of the seats is from a peseta to three duros. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z Marcos Sanchez, 40, a physiotherapist who runs his own clinic in Madrid, says the end of the euro, and a return to the peseta, would be "cataclysmic" for Spain and its economy. Cities of Europe haunted by euro zone crisis 2011-11-10T15:50:08Z "A thousand pesetas!" exclaimed Mart�, looking up in surprise. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z Señor Calafill at Andraitx had given us the perfection of French cookery, the best of wines, at three and a half pesetas. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z You had better confess that you cannot bear to spend a peseta in making yourself decent. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Here the tariff is about ten pesetas per diem, and the cuisine is of the first-class Spanish order. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z Owing euros to depositors, and getting devalued drachmas, or lira, or escudos or pesetas from borrowers is one way to make capital vanish. High & Low Finance: How Greece Could Escape the Euro 2011-10-06T22:17:53Z Ssh! silence, keep the secret for the present, but I wouldn't have had two pesetas. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z "Perhaps they were right to charge eight pesetas seventy-six centimos, but they needn't have made mincemeat of that nice china bowl, and rags of the pudding-cloth," I said indignantly. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z For our banker felt as much satisfaction after committing this piece of rascality, after cheating his friend of so many pesetas, as the righteous man knows after doing an act of justice or charity. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z The boarding terms are from about twelve pesetas per day, but the charge is from about fifteen pesetas in the spring season. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z They had behaved well, and during the afternoon Macallister had given them a few pesetas and allowed them a run ashore, although he imagined he had kept within a limit that would ensure their sobriety. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z Thirty-seven millions of pesetas were lately voted by the Municipal Council for the removal of the cobble stones of Madrid, their places to be taken by asphalte and wood. The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer 2011-08-21T02:00:29.747Z Two thousand pesetas now, besides the twenty-five thousand which I subscribed for the monument, to say nothing of my uniform as Chief of Staff which I had ordered for the unveiling. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z And for doing all this inconceivable amount of work—more than four men of average industry would have got through—he paid him six thousand pesetas a year. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z A pillow may be hired at most of the large Spanish railway stations for one peseta, i.e., sevenpence half-penny in British money. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z Grahame asked, for he knew that a peseta, which is equal to about twenty cents, will not buy much of the coarse maize-flour the Canary peasants live upon. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z Millions and millions of pesetas' worth of property have been demolished to allow for the straightness of this street, which is to ask for comparison with a part of the Fifth Avenue across the water. The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer 2011-08-21T02:00:29.747Z I returned him his thousand pesetas—I declined to make it another penny. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z "The thing is that I do not want to sink more than eight million pesetas in this concern." Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z The fare for a one-horse carriage to any part of Seville, with one or two passengers, is a peseta, and for each piece of luggage the charge is from half-a-peseta to a peseta. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z “The few pesetas mean a good deal to them, and I would sooner they got them than Morales.” The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z The man who captures or kills him is to have a reward of one thousand pesetas.” Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z In another half-hour he brought us to a group of cabins situated near the sea; he pointed to one of these, and having received a peseta, bade us farewell. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z My cashier handed me to-day a cheque from you, for fifteen thousand pesetas. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Smaller, but comfortable, hostelries are H�tel de Roma and the H�tel Europa, with a pension tariff of ten pesetas. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z “I can at least, let you have four hundred pesetas if the Sin Verguenza want them; but you will remember that if more rifles arrive here I will send them to Morales.” The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z As for his money, I have never seen the colour of it, notwithstanding they tell me that he has buenas pesetas. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z The canon now became impatient, more especially as he had given me a few pesetas out of the charities of the church. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z Castro's sparkled with anxiety; the colour mounted to his cheeks, and he replied in a tone between assertion and inquiry: "Fifteen thousand pesetas." Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z In Spain the schoolmaster is a bankrupt, while the famous bull-fighter receives five thousand pesetas for killing two or three bulls. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z When a man is in charge of a good many pesetas it is not wise of him to keep his pistol in a drawer.” The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z English money, but as a unit of value and computation it has been officially supplanted since 1870 by the peseta or franc of 9¾d. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z On departing I gave her a peseta, upon which she burst into tears, and entreated that I would write to her if I reached Seville in safety. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z Two pesetas to a workman are like two thousand to you. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Just how many is difficult to calculate, but the Bank of Spain puts the total amount of pesetas still in circulation at 1.7 billion. Currency Comeback: Spanish Town Revives the Peseta 2011-03-10T04:40:00Z It is not often they have the pesetas to meet such demands with. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z A pretty life is this of ours, out in the campo, among the carrascales, suffering heat and cold for a peseta a day. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z The neophyte allows himself to be convinced on the promise of a peseta a day, which is generally paid by the godfathers for the first year, but seldom for a longer period. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z "Merciful Heaven!" the Condesa sighed, "What I do not understand is how any one can live on two pesetas, much less save." Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z It is nine years since the peseta was official currency in Spain. Peseta back in use in Spain town 2011-03-05T16:21:45Z Since the war makes pesetas scarce one drinks the thin red wine and caña here. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z Their ventures were usually of the most modest kind: beginning with a peseta, and graduating upwards, in proportion to the propitiousness of Fortune. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z I will not deceive you, however; I have a peseta and a few cuartos;” and thereupon I took out what I had and offered it to them. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z Spain ... has the peseta, equal to $0.193 United States, as her unit. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z More than 60 shops in Mugardos, a small fishing town in Galicia on Spain's northern coast, are accepting the peseta again for all purchases, alongside the euro. Peseta back in use in Spain town 2011-03-05T16:21:45Z He was shut in, and there were a good many pesetas in Harding’s safe; but the unpleasant nervous strain he had hitherto been sensible of had gone and left him with faculties sharpened by anger. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z Something struck me in the silver shoved towards me; the leaden hue of the pesetas was suspicious. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z Take, therefore, this peseta and p. 77go your way; but beware that you tell nobody anything about us, for if you do, carracho!” The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z Back in 1999, at the euro's launch, hopes were high that Europe would cleanse itself of its warring past as efficiently as it dispensed with historic currencies like the peseta, franc, guilder, and deutsche mark. Can the Euro Survive? 2010-12-02T22:00:00Z Still, the Bank of Spain estimates that almost half the country's millions of missing pesetas will never be recovered - despite their value. Peseta back in use in Spain town 2011-03-05T16:21:45Z “There is, however, it seems, a lamentable scarcity of pesetas among the troops of Spain.” The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z Once the peseta disappeared, this escape valve was gone and the economy began losing competitiveness in its main European markets. Europe's New Austerity: Will It Work? 2010-07-01T16:47:00Z I cried, and flinging down a peseta on the table, unloosed the halter, and attempted to introduce the bit into the mouth of the animal. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z Some economists consider it obvious that the currency union will not survive in its present form, that one or more southern European nations will end up reverting to liras, pesetas and drachmas. European Central Bank faces threat to euro and unity 2010-06-24T04:00:00Z Were the Club Med countries to return to the drachma, peseta and escudo, the financial markets would immediately send those currencies plunging. Germany must help, not punish, Greece | George Irvin 2010-03-26T16:00:00Z A flush crept into Appleby’s forehead, and Harper pulled out a few pesetas, which was all he had, but the man shook his head. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z The tiny ¼c. de peseta stamps of the former year bear a small design of a royal crown. The Postage Stamp in War “Content, p. 48Señor Alcalde,” I replied; “produce the guide, and the extra peseta shall be forthcoming in due season.” The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z I earn a little money by making cheeses; and in summer, when visitors now and then come to Murviedro, I take a trifle and put by a peseta for a rainy day. Glories of Spain And with one hand he gave me a golden ounce worth sixty pesetas and more in these bad times. The Firebrand At last the day came that actually they had not a peseta in the house and knew not where to get another. Maximina “I shall give those men a handful of pesetas, to-morrow,” she said. Bye-Ways Only a little more than thirteen hundred pesetas for fourteen plays. Their Son; The Necklace Mahomet Lamarty volunteered to procure a criminal who would submit to the bastinado for a peseta. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) He had but sevenpence in his pockets, together with a bad peseta with a hole in it. The Firebrand The first news of this that Utrilla received was communicated to him by la brigadiera's door-maid, with whom he sustained cordial relations, strengthened from time to time by a chance peseta. Maximina I hesitated a little, rather awkwardly, for the guide-book said that the porter exacted a fee of one peseta for opening the chapel—one could scarcely offer sevenpence-halfpenny to a duke. Orientations In anguish the poor fellow remembered he had hardly ten pesetas left. Their Son; The Necklace If I had only possessed a spare dollar or two, the thing would have been simple; but not owning a peseta, I had tremors. The Recipe for Diamonds Murgu�a dismissed the mozo, himself poured the cognac, and begged the honor of drinking health and many pesetas to his two “friends.” The Missourian At night the proprietor told him that he would give him three pesetas a day salary until he dismissed the present proof-reader, who was a great drunkard. Maximina I would sooner have fifty pesetas than this musty parchment.' Orientations Clotilde wanted seventy-five pesetas, and the young woman vowed she couldn't go over fifty. Their Son; The Necklace "Then after it like blue hades, and there's a hundred pesetas for you when we're alongside." The Recipe for Diamonds From all that gilded dream, from all the care of months, from daybreak to sunset, from all those labors and fatigue, from all that, results a peseta, the ashes left from so much smoke. Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' I will try it, if you choose; but I would not give a peseta for our lives. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 "The Rector" was offshore, earning his share of cabets, returning only Sundays to hand over, with a show of pride, the three or four pesetas that represented his week's wage. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore Two and two's four—nine—eleven—thirty-eight pesetas. Their Son; The Necklace He would expect that in the ordinary course of events judicious short-sightedness would be rewarded by notes for many pesetas, and American tobacco in generous quantity. The Recipe for Diamonds The next of kin were presented with pesetas, while the friends were favoured with silver medios. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba Do these things, and I present you with one peseta. The Spanish Jade He had to have his peseta for the night's session at coffee and dominoes. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore He had brought about two thousand pesetas from prison, with which he hoped to buy a little house and a bit of good land. Their Son; The Necklace "Bet any one an even ten pesetas that Mr. Pether has cleared by the early train from La Puebla." The Recipe for Diamonds That intelligent-looking black who craves of me a peseta in order to buy a small bundle of tickets for the raffle, is a well-known beggar. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba From the moment Manvers had taken him on at two pesetas a day he became the perfect servant of a perfect master. The Spanish Jade We followed, the arriero telling how his brother would have been conscripted if the family had not got together a thousand pesetas to buy him out. Rosinante to the Road Again She had won eight hundred pesetas, and her eyes still beheld the jockeys speeding with dizzy swiftness against the background of the April landscape. Their Son; The Necklace He had bills in his pockets for francs and pesetas, which amounted in all to eighteen pounds four shillings and some odd pence English. The Recipe for Diamonds The count spent many hours and many pesetas at the pretty tobacconist's counter, where, we may be sure, he used his most persuasive language to attain his very improper purpose. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba The fee for this document is usually two pesetas. Roman Catholicism in Spain I spent fifty thousand pesetas in a year at the military school.... Rosinante to the Road Again To this he protested that he had no money, not a peseta left—every coin had either been spent at the feast or had been left at Tetuan. In the Tail of the Peacock It wasn’t much, to be sure, only two pesetas and a real, but still that was better than empty pockets. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley He has now not the least doubt that Do�a Choncha has made application to the brujas for a spell, and he recommends me to pay the peseta asked of me by my anonymous correspondent. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba He rose from the table and walked to and fro, reiterating: "Ten thousand pesetas—sixty pounds!" Bandit Love So without honor in its own country is the Four Horsemen that the English translation rights are sold for a paltry three thousand pesetas. Rosinante to the Road Again The animal which for months has been tended night and day, on which such brilliant hopes were built, will bring a peseta and make a stew. An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere He feels himself a person of merit, and cannot be unconscious that he has a fortune of several million pesetas bringing in a reasonable interest. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia Beneath the influence of twenty-five pesetas, the station-master saw no good reason why it should not be returned by the evening train. Jonah and Co. "Ten thousand pesetas—sixty pounds!" sneered Don Carlos again, paying no heed to the pistol levelled at him. Bandit Love "You know him—a wild-headed fellow—a republican; a man who might be rich—but he won't have two pesetas—in his pocket—in his old age." The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan Out of the millions and millions of pesetas set aside by an already impoverished people for the needs of war, a great part was stolen by generals and by army contractors. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 But I calmed his fears with a peseta—money goes a long way in Spain—and went in alone. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia Finally, having purchased a local permit for five pesetas, we were suffered to proceed. Jonah and Co. Ten thousand pesetas are the Spanish equivalent of about sixty pounds, in English money. Bandit Love The interpreter at a sign from General Serano, placed a peseta in one of his outstretched palms. A Voyage with Captain Dynamite The stranger in Manila, counting out the unfamiliar media pesos and pesetas, never knows when he has paid enough. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia The real is a quarter of a peseta, but the escudo of ten reales has been suppressed. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics From above his horn-rimmed spectacles an old gentleman in a blue suit watched the remorseless rake jerk his five pesetas into "the Bank" in evident annoyance. Jonah and Co. I told Don Carlos I am willing to pay you ten thousand pounds—that's something like a million pesetas in your money—to set Miss Rostrevor and me free. Bandit Love The vessel with its contents was worth two pesetas to the vendor, perhaps, and, lest I should change my mind, its owner hastily handed over his jar and pocketed my silver. The Car of Destiny Most of them only wear a single ornament for a dress—a “Mother Hubbard” of cheap cotton print which they can buy for two pesetas at the Chino store. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia "Five pesetas," said the lady when they were seated. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics In the last ten years he had not advanced ten pesetas. Jonah and Co. The Loan was for 200 millions of pesetas in hypothecary bonds of the Philippine Treasury, bearing 6 per cent, interest, redeemable at par in 40 years. The Philippine Islands Still, since the señorito will value it even more than I can, I will give it to him, though not for the hundred pesetas. The Car of Destiny Their duties during the festivities are strenuous; for they must serenade the residence of every magnate in the town, receiving contributions of pesetas, cigarettes, and gin. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia These bunches never bring him more than a peseta each. Negritos of Zambales Before I knew where I was, he had set twelve thousand pesetas apiece on 'RED,' 'ODD,' and 'UNDER 19.' Jonah and Co. In 1857 the Manila mint was established, pesetas were introduced, five being equal to one peso, and 32 cuartos being equal to one peseta. The Philippine Islands “I want that veil very much,” said I; “so much that I'll give you a hundred pesetas if you'll part with it.” The Car of Destiny Of course she had not saved a single peseta. The Hippodrome In a remote village of Spain a Bible Society's colporteur, carrying a coloured banner, sold me a copy of Cipriano de Valera's New Testament for a peseta. George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends A boy who had done an errand for me, accepted a peseta. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World He charged thousands of dollars for a canvas, when Velásquez worked for three pesetas a day and Goya painted his portraits for a couple of doubloons. Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) Not a head in the car turned in our direction; and laying a couple of pesetas on the table we sprang to the manning of our own road-ship. The Car of Destiny He had given her dresser a couple of pesetas to have her well turned out, and the result was exceedingly satisfactory even to his critical eyes. The Hippodrome The prices of these dishes are all between one and two pesetas. The Gourmet's Guide to Europe "Come, I'll give thee six and an okea"—of which latter six and a half go to the 'quarter' peseta or franc of which six were offered. Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond Papa, help me out of this difficulty, it's only two thousand pesetas. Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) “The grey car is getting ready to start, señor,” murmured a Spanish voice, as two Spanish eyes looked up—hopeful of pesetas—into mine. The Car of Destiny Surely there were better rooms to be found in Barcelona for forty pesetas a week! The Hippodrome I thought it was as Americans are interested in all things—or perhaps because the many million pesetas of the Señor's fortune might be affected by changing the map of Europe. The Lighted Match Pay a peseta and buy the prayers of them all. Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond Mariano had now a trade—who in Reus could make an image of the Virgin and color it in green, red and yellow so it would sell on sight for two pesetas? Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters For twenty pesetas he would risk injuring his oxen, but not a real less; and they would drag the grey car to the top of the pass, that he could promise. The Car of Destiny Rich, well-born, starving at the Hippodrome on a few pesetas a week. The Hippodrome A peseta for twenty words, including the address, is the uniform charge, every additional word being ten centimos. Spanish Life in Town and Country With the usual perversity also, the common standard "peseta," in which small bargains are struck on the coast, was omitted, the nearest coin, the quarter-dollar, being nominally worth ptas. Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond Father Gonzales smiled and said something about images at two pesetas each as compared with the work of Murillo and Velasquez. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters To please her he would have given twice twenty pesetas for half the distance. The Car of Destiny True, Barcelona was an evil place for one so young as "La Nina," but the blessed saints— Emile gave her a peseta, and left her to her invocations. The Hippodrome But the Bank has not kept this precept, and there has, in fact, been an illegal issue of notes to the value of 6,752,813 pesetas. Spanish Life in Town and Country There they listen to the music of ghaitah and gimbri, pay a peseta for a cup of indifferent coffee, and buy an unmusical instrument or two for many times the proper price. Morocco At Gibraltar, with what was left of his two thousand pesetas and the credit which his manner gained him, he secured a cargo of tobacco. The Summons “But the señor is only a man, and cannot know that the bit of embroidered net is worth no more, in money, than fifteen pesetas at most.” The Car of Destiny I had bought about seventy-five cents worth from him, and I first gave him three of the new silver pesetas, which he admired greatly. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines "Pero, Señores—" "Una peseta mas!" solemnly returned the judge; and at last, finding that each time he opened his lips cost him one more peseta, he soon gave up and retired. Spanish Life in Town and Country Finally the money is paid in Spanish pesetas or Moorish quarters, and carefully examined by the simple folk, who retire to their ancestral hills, once more praising Allah who sends custom. Morocco He jested with the boy with the kindliness of a Spaniard, and gave him a shining peseta. The Summons Taking this for granted, I gave each of the lads a peseta, which they accepted more as their just due than as a favour. The Car of Destiny Was it possible that he had heard aright when he had understood the Señora to say that twenty of the new gold pieces went to one peseta? A Woman's Impression of the Philippines Besides paying for the seats, there is always a separate charge each night made for the entrada—in the Teatro Real it is a peseta and a half, in the others one peseta. Spanish Life in Town and Country He could earn a few pesetas, acquire practical experience, and fit himself out in Spanish, all at the same time. The Wild Olive José's father had left him, the result of a Spanish peasant's thrift, a couple of thousand pesetas. The Summons “But I—thought—they were pleased with the pesetas.” The Car of Destiny I changed one peseta into coppers for him, and had difficulty in getting him to leave the house. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines Brooks marked my amazement and, misreading the cause, slapped me on the back and asked what I thought of that for a hundred thousand pesetas. The Collectors The Caroline, Marianne, and Palau Islands, including the Marschall Islands and the islands of the Bismarck archipelago, were bought from Spain this year for twenty-five million pesetas, or about one million sterling. William of Germany A pension of a million pesetas awarded to you. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, August 23, 1890 Remembering experiences in other lands which call themselves enlightened, I glowed with pride of my country folk, especially when the victim of progress politely refused five pesetas. The Car of Destiny Theoretically a peso was a hundred cents, as a peseta was twenty cents, but there was no cent with which to make change. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines The islands under the sovereignty of Spain had their own distinct silver coinage in peso, media peso, peseta and media peseta pieces. The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) And he would retire, doing the shoemaker the great charity of not speaking to him about the pesetas he owed him, on account of the sick child. The Shadow of the Cathedral Telemachus with a thousand pesetas in his pocket, extracted from a work box which his mother used as a cash box, embarked the following day. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel I expressed regret, and went away joyful, having astonished the porter by pressing upon him two pesetas. The Car of Destiny People came in droves to ask for renewal of their notes, each leaving a tip of several pesetas usually, not to be counted against the debt itself. The Torrent Entre Naranjos On departing I gave her a peseta, upon which she burst into tears and entreated that I would write to her if I reached Seville in safety. Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society From next week two pesetas daily will fall into your purse like two suns. The Shadow of the Cathedral Two hundred and fifty thousand pesetas!… fifty thousand dollars! Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel “You shall have a hundred pesetas if you will open the door of an empty chapel for me, and lock it again when I give the word.” The Car of Destiny Debts would be cancelled and fistfulls of pesetas would be distributed among the most recalcitrant, all at don Ramón's expense of course. The Torrent Entre Naranjos The change being put down before her on the counter, she counts the money, and complains that she has received a dollar and several pesetas less than her due. The Zincali: an account of the gypsies of Spain These are the dearest, they cost two pesetas each. The Shadow of the Cathedral And the Triton, upon finding five or six thousand pesetas in his hand, would be greatly perplexed, inwardly asking himself what a man was ever going to do with so much money. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel Can you do that—for a hundred pesetas?” The Car of Destiny I took a silver peseta from my pocket—by luck it had not been lost—and held it in the air above my head. Under the Andes Not counting hotels at Madrid and such smart places, our daily cost for selves and ponies rarely exceeded six pesetas, or three shillings each all told. Tracks of a Rolling Stone "One thousand two hundred pesetas, Tomas!" said he to his son, a silent boy, who took very little interest in anything but his garden. The Shadow of the Cathedral Devaluation of the peseta since September 1992 has made Spanish exports more competitive, but an export-led recovery in 1994 will depend largely on economic recovery in Spain's major market - the other EU nations. The 1994 CIA World Factbook This neat plan was worth an extra twenty-five peseta note, and I gave it. The Car of Destiny "I can't give you more than three pesetas for the whole business." The Quest This woman, who pays bills of thousands of pesetas to her milliner, doesn't like to give a copper to a ragamuffin. Cæsar or Nothing One thousand two hundred pesetas, when I can remember the Cathedral having more than six millions of revenue! The Shadow of the Cathedral “Three hundred ninety-nine thousand pesos, ninety-nine pesetas, six and one half centavos a pound,” said Uncle Diego. Filipino Popular Tales Pilar said that the oxen were idiotic dears to break their hearts for nothing, not even a percentage on the twenty pesetas. The Car of Destiny "Come across with the three pesetas," said Vidal. The Quest They went to the Bank, to the paying teller, and C�sar drew out twenty thousand pesetas of his few months' winnings on the market. Cæsar or Nothing These incomings, and the two pesetas that the Chapter had assigned to the gardener after the final dismemberment, helped the Señor Esteban and his family to get on. The Shadow of the Cathedral One day Juan went to work in the fields, and earned a peseta. Filipino Popular Tales I gave the boy five pesetas instead of two. The Car of Destiny And as a finale, he would add in a basso profundo: "Only twenty pesetas!" The Quest I invested the two thousand pesetas in a speculation upon the Bourse, and they disappeared in two weeks. Youth and Egolatry Sometimes the Chapel-master, waking for an instant to reality, would give him a few pesetas, sacrificing the joy of obtaining a fresh score. The Shadow of the Cathedral The prince gave him five thousand pesetas, and promised him that he would urge the princess to give her consent to the marriage of the Negrito with her maid of honor. Filipino Popular Tales “Describe all four, and you shall have two pesetas instead of one.” The Car of Destiny The fellow's companions advised him to retire with his winnings; but his greed got the best of him and he returned to bet two pesetas, losing them. The Quest The chico, corresponding in a Spanish hotel to a piccolo in Germany or a page in England, or our own now evanescing bell-boy, was to get a peseta for bringing me the letter. Familiar Spanish Travels Even though he could not assist with much money, he could show his wish to work, and the scruples of his self-love vanished before the hope of carrying home a couple of pesetas. The Shadow of the Cathedral "Take your luggage aboard for a peseta, sir!" he cried, grasping the side of the vehicle and keeping pace with it. The Devil's Admiral Some servant of the house or stable-boy had doubtless earned a few pesetas. The Car of Destiny "Give me my three pesetas and take your bundle." The Quest He got the peseta, though he only brought me word that the authorities would send the letter to the hotel by the postman that night. Familiar Spanish Travels And some gave her ten centimes, others a real, one or two even a peseta. The Shadow of the Cathedral Let me take your luggage aboard, sir—just a peseta, sir. The Devil's Admiral I should not think five hundred pesetas too much, to give for such a service. The Car of Destiny And surely enough, on San Marcos Street I hired a domino and a mask for three pesetas, and I went out on to the street with not a céntimo in my pocket. The Quest The boy was back wonderfully soon to say the cab would come for us in ten minutes, and to receive with self-respectful appreciation the peseta which rewarded his promptness. Familiar Spanish Travels Don Sebastian was engaged and unable to see her, but he sent her two pesetas by one of the servants. The Shadow of the Cathedral "You ought," they said, "to have given a few pesetas to the guard of the diligencia, who would have taken charge of your cloth, and kept it from going through the custom-house." Travels in Morocco, Volume 1. "Then I will ask you for three million pesetas." The Velvet Glove Within twenty years, by dint of unbelievable economies, he had hoarded up from his wages in a bakery some three or four thousand pesetas, and with this capital he established a little grocery. The Quest The mill hardly brought in ten pesetas a month now, and that was from friends - poor men like himself who were yet gentlemen, and found some carefully worded reason why they preferred home-milled flour. Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories The señor canons do not care for music, neither do they understand it, and they are incapable of devoting a few pesetas so that it might be heard on festival days. The Shadow of the Cathedral That night, with no money, without a ring, a piece of lace, a peseta, anything that had belonged to him, I went with Ah Tsong. Bat Wing Kingdoms have been won and lost for less than three million pesetas. The Velvet Glove Hearing this, one of the rustics drew near, and seeing that Manuel and El Bizco were winning, he wagered a peseta and won. The Quest When I return to Palma, I shall notify to a lawyer that I leave to you, ‘Tomaso of the Mill,’ ten thousand pesetas, to be paid as soon after my death as possible. Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories It is for this that the Holy Church pays him fifteen - or is it twenty? - pesetas each year.’ In Kedar's Tents The Spanish, formerly the favourite, and always worth 4s. 2d., command only a five-franc piece at Le Plateau; moreover, the "peseta," like the shilling, is taken as a franc. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 With three million pesetas he could have made a Polish republic. The Velvet Glove He even dug up its foundations, but without the reward of so much as a single peseta. Rainbow's End Suppose I buy it; suppose we say five hundred pesetas?” Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories ‘I offer you, on the part of my friend, a hundred pesetas for this letter.’ In Kedar's Tents He usually furnishes all material, and receives a peseta for each pipe, but the pueblo furnishes the food. The Bontoc Igorot For every million pesetas that you show me," said the little man, "I will hand you another million--cash for cash. The Velvet Glove "Of what use would your few pesetas be among so many?" he inquired. Rainbow's End This he purchased in the “Sierpe” for forty pesetas at a ready-made tailor’s, where it was labelled “Fantasia.” Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories It was so little - a hundred pesetas, the price of a dinner for two persons at one of the great restaurants on the Puerta del Sol. In Kedar's Tents There is also the silver half peso, the peseta or one-fifth peso, and the half peseta. The Bontoc Igorot He handed Marcos a telegram which bore the words: "Three million pesetas in the English Funds." The Velvet Glove I have a brother, a very blood brother, who would sell himself for a peseta. Rainbow's End I had arranged it with the licensed boatmen; a few pesetas did that. Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories ‘Not enough, your hundred pesetas, reverendo, not enough,’ laughed the man. In Kedar's Tents All I possessed was one peseta and a few cuartos, which I handed over to her, very much ashamed of not having more. Carmen Think what we got out of the scrap: a boat-load of ship's stores, pockets full of jewelry and thousands of pesetas. The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle Don’t reward him with more than one peseta, Señor, whatever he does. The Arrow of Gold A Story Between Two Notes It amounts to ten thousand pesetas - a modest fortune, eh?” Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories Yes, I am about to offer you two hundred pounds - say three thousand pesetas - for the loan of that letter for a few hours only. In Kedar's Tents The Mule had expended nearly a peseta on a coloured kerchief such as women wear on their heads, and a brooch of blue glass. Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories Three thousand pesetas will enable you to escape to Cuba if your schemes fail. In Kedar's Tents If you succeed, three thousand pesetas will always be of use, even to a member of a Republican Government.’ In Kedar's Tents |
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