![]() ![]() Hello! said the shopkeeper, in amused surprise. The extent of his purchases rarely exceeded a penny. Sixpennoth of Gooseberry Eyes, he said, with a slightly self-conscious air. At last his frowning brow relaxed and he entered the shop. William never purchased more expensive luxuries. He wandered now to his favourite confectioner and stood outside the window for five minutes, torn between the rival attractions of Gooseberry Eyes and Marble Balls. With solemn face and eager eye, he always watched the process of weighing, and stingy shops were known and banned by him. Moreover, he knew every sweet shop within a two miles radius of his home whose proprietor added an extra sweet after the scale had descended, and he patronised these shops exclusively. In the matter of sweets, William frankly upheld the superiority of quantity over quality. After deep calculations, based on the fact that a shilling is the equivalent of two sixpences, he came to the conclusion that both luxuries could be indulged in. William walked slowly down the road, gazing thoughtfully at the coin. It all began with William’s aunt, who was in a good temper that morning, and gave him a shilling for posting a letter for her and carrying her parcels from the grocer’s.īuy some sweets or go to the Pictures, she said carelessly, as she gave it to him. ![]()
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