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Monday 25 June 2012

Money bush

Can anyone call me mercenary after that? Though Miss Crutty had twelve thousand pounds, and Mary only ten (five in hand and five in the bush), I stuck faithfully to Mary.
William Thackeray – The Fatal Boots

Well it made me smile.

3 comments:

Sam Vega said...

Me too. I believe there are clubs where girls can collect the punters' cash that way. Few in Derbyshire, I suspect.

James Higham said...

Mary was the better lover.

A K Haart said...

Sam - none that I know of - we live pure and healthy lives.

James - she was, but she lost half of her money so he chose the other one. Mind you, he didn't get her either.