1 He handed each of them a shilling.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO 2 Nobody could pretend, as they looked at the shuffle of shilling shockers that week-enders had dropped, that the looking-glass always reflected the anguish of a Queen or the heroism of King Harry.
3 And afterwards looked rather as if they had lost a shilling and found sixpence.
4 Mr. Dawkins received these handsome compliments with much philosophy, and offered to cut any gentleman in company, for the first picture-card, at a shilling at a time.
5 Gentlemen all, observe the dark stain upon this gentleman's hat, no wider than a shilling, but thicker than a half-crown.
6 Ultimately Christian laid down his shilling, the raffle began, and the dice went round.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 3: 7 The Morning and the Evening of a Day 7 Christian put down a shilling, Wildeve another, and each threw.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 3: 7 The Morning and the Evening of a Day 8 You will begin in each case by giving the outside porter one shilling.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In Chapter 4. Sir Henry Baskerville 9 In each case the outside porter will send for the hall porter, to whom also you will give a shilling.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In Chapter 4. Sir Henry Baskerville 10 I had lost my hold on Black Peter and was stranded in London without a shilling.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER 11 There was no name on his clothing, and nothing in his pockets save an apple, some string, a shilling map of London, and a photograph.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS 12 'I'd give a shilling a line for a verbatim note,' said the Editor.
13 My sister was not in a very bad temper when we presented ourselves in the kitchen, and Joe was encouraged by that unusual circumstance to tell her about the bright shilling.
14 "Then it must be a shilling," observed the coachman.
15 Under these circumstances I thought myself well rid of him for a shilling.