 | James Anderson - 1800 - 632 pages
..." I hope you have agreed to give more than four shillings a pound." " No," says he, " I cannot give so much: I cannot give more than three shillings and...clear to me, that my suspicion was right; and that, whatever they pretended, of meeting to learn good things, the real purpose was, to consult how to cheat... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 78 pages
...said I, I hope you have agreed to give more than four shillings a-pound. No, said he, I cannot give so much, I cannot give more than three shillings and...three and sixpence. This made it clear to me that ray suspicion was right ; and that whatever they pretended «f meeting to learn good things, the real... | |
 | Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...fourshillings a pound ?'• " No, (says be,) 'I cannot give so touch, I cannot give mere .than three and six-pence." I then spoke to several other dealers,...clear to me that my suspicion was right; and that, whatever they pretended of meeting to learn good things, the real purpose was> to consult how to .cheat... | |
 | Richard Snowden - 1805 - 398 pages
..." No (says he), I cannot give so much, " I cannot give more than three shillings and six pence." " I then spoke to several other dealers, but they all sung " the same song, three-and-six-pence, three-and-six-pencc. " This made it clear to me, that my suspicion was right;... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...says I, 1 hope you have agreed to give more than four shillings a pound? No, says he, I cannot give so much, I cannot give more than three shillings and...clear to me that my suspicion was right; and that whatever they pretended of meeting to learn good things, the real purpose was to consult how to cheat... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 590 pages
...says I, I hope you have agreed to give more than four shillings a pound? No, says he, I cannot give so much, I cannot give more than three shillings and...clear to me that my suspicion •was right ; and that whatever they pretended of meeting to learn good things, the real purpose was to consult how to cheat... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 pages
...more than four shillings a pound.' < No," says he, ' I cannot give so much, I cannot give more thaa three shillings and six-pence ' I then spoke to several...six-pence, three and six-pence. This made it clear to me thai my suspicion was right ; and that whatever they pretended of meeting to learn good thingt, the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1809 - 466 pages
...I, I hope you have agreed to give more than four shillings a pound ? No, says he, I cannot give s» much, I cannot give more than three shillings and...clear to me that my suspicion was right; and that whatever they pretended of meeting to learn good things? the real pufpose was to consult how to cheat... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1810 - 292 pages
...thftn four shillings a pound.' No, ' says he,' I cannoi give more than three shilling and six pence.' I then spoke to several other dealers, but they all sung the same song, tnrcc and six pence, three and six piiuce. 1'liis made it clear to me that my suspicion was right;... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1811 - 196 pages
...says I, ' I hope you agreed to give more than four shillings a pound.' ' No,' says he, ' I cannot give so much, I cannot give more than three shillings and...sung the same song, three and six.pence, three and six. pence. This made it clear to me that my suspicion was right ; and that whatever they pretended... | |
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I cannot give so much; I cannot give more than three shillings and sixpence.' I then spoke to several other dealers, but they all sung the same song, three and sixpence, three and sixpence. 
