No man on board, except Dennitson, could capture as many
coins as she with a single dive.
He said that, all things considered, I ought to put the
coin back in the Collection; but that he himself would keep it `for the present'.
He did not suppose you gave him so much money purposely, so he hurried back to return you the
coin lest you might get away before you discovered your mistake.
Spider was the first to see the date, and ere any knew what his intention was he raised himself to his feet, and lunged over the side of the boat, to disappear forever into the green depths beneath--the
coin had not been the 1875 piece.
Without deigning to look at the assemblage a second time, Monsieur the Marquis leaned back in his seat, and was just being driven away with the air of a gentleman who had accidentally broke some common thing, and had paid for it, and could afford to pay for it; when his ease was suddenly disturbed by a
coin flying into his carriage, and ringing on its floor.
"Perhaps, mademoiselle, they might give that much at the mint, for there they
coin money; but, in this shop, no one will give more than five francs for that thimble."
He sewed the
coin in the delicate leather, sewed the leather to the ribbon, tied the ends together.
All this old and new silver being melted down and
coined, the result was an immense amount of splendid shillings, sixpences, and threepences.
Do you mind putting this tray of
coins back in the cabinet, and giving me the next one to it?
Long ago the heap of
coins had become too large for the iron pot to hold them, and he had made for them two thick leather bags, which wasted no room in their resting-place, but lent themselves flexibly to every corner.
Nevertheless, I send you thirty kopecks-- almost the last
coins that I have left to me, much as I should have liked to have helped you more when you are so much in need.
An immense number of
coins flying all over the place.
