A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 7.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 7.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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Your woman has a gown, and her whole seven weeks wages are gone; ours has a gown, andtwo days' wages left, to buy something else with. There--_now_you understand it!" He looked--well, he merely looked dubious, it's the most I can say;so did the others. I waited--to let the thing work. Dowley spokeat last--and betrayed the fact that he actually hadn't gotten awayfrom his rooted and grounded superstitions yet. He said, witha trifle of hesitancy: "But--but--ye cannot fail to grant that two mills a... day is betterthan one. " Shucks! Well, of course, I hated to give it up. So I chancedanother flyer: "Let us suppose a case. Suppose one of your journeymen goes outand buys the following articles: "1 pound of salt; 1 dozen eggs; 1 dozen pints of beer; 1 bushel of wheat; 1 tow-linen suit; 5 pounds of beef; 5 pounds of mutton. "The lot will cost him 32 cents. It takes him 32 working daysto earn the money--5 weeks and 2 days. Let him come to us andwork 32 days at _half_ the wages; he can buy all those things fora shade under 14 1/2 cents; they will cost him a shade under 29days' work, and he will have about half a week's wages over.
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