And every night now he played pontoon , that game of the tommies , with mrs bolton , gambling with sixpences 现在，每天晚上，他和波太太无实在丘八们所玩的“潘东”脾，并且是赌六便士的。
The original saying dates back to the victoria times and states , " something old , something new , something borrowed , something blue and a silver sixpence in your shoe . 最初的说法源自维多利亚时代，原文是： “有旧，有新，有借，有蓝；在一只鞋里放一枚六便士的银币。 ”
Walter scott wanted to give him a six penny piece to reward him for this service ; but not finding any in his purse he presented him with a shilling saying , " you will owe me six pence , my good fellow . 沃尔特司各脱想奖赏给他一枚六便士的硬币,但他在钱包里找不到便士,于是他给了他一个先令,说: "你将欠我六便士,我亲爱的朋友.
Smart . he glanced back through what he had read and , while feeling his water flow quietly , he envied kindly mr beaufoy who had written it and received payment of three pounds thirteen and six 他翻过来又瞅了瞅已读过的部分，同时觉出尿在静静地淌出来，心里毫无歹意地在羡慕那位由于写了此文而获得三镑十三先令六便士的博福伊先生。
In the midst of them , the hangman , ever busy and ever worse than useless , was in constant requisition ; now , stringing up long rows of miscellaneous criminals ; now , hanging a house - breaker on saturday who had been taken on tuesday ; now , burning people in the hand at newgate by the dozen , and now burning pamphlets at the door of westminster hall ; to - day , taking the life of an atrocious murderer , and to - morrow of a wretched pilferer who had robbed a farmer s boy of sixpence 他们有时把各色各样的罪犯一大排一大排地挂起来。有时星期二抓住的强盗，星期六就绞死有时就在新门监狱把囚犯成打成打地用火刑烧死有时又在西敏寺大厅门前焚烧小册子。今天处决一个穷凶极恶的杀人犯，明天杀死一个只抢了农家孩子六便士的可怜的小偷。
A package of bank - notes , to the value of fifty - five thousand pounds , had been taken from the principal cashier s table , that functionary being at the moment engaged in registering the receipt of three shillings and sixpence . of course he could not have his eyes everywhere . let it be observed that the bank of england reposes a touching confidence in the honesty of the public 银行副总裁高杰弱夫先生向那些认为这件盗窃案发生得太容易因而感到惊奇的人们作了一番解释，他说： “那时，出纳员正在忙着记一笔三先令六便士的收款账，他的眼睛当然不可能处处都看到。 ”
