W ha t is th e fo re sha dow in g in " T he L and la dy"? T he r e ader is k e pt in B illy 's p oin t o f v ie w a nd p ic ks u p c lu e s w ith th e v ie w poin t c ha ra cte r b ut ...

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W ha t is th e fo re sha dow in g in " T he L and la dy"?
T he r e ader is k e pt in B illy 's p oin t o f v ie w a nd p ic ks u p c lu e s w ith th e v ie w poin t c ha ra cte r b ut a tta che s m ore s ig nific a nce to
th e m . T he fir s t w ould b e th e c he apne ss o f th e r e nt, w hic h is o nly fiv e s hilli n g s a nd s ix p ence a n ig ht a nd in clu d es b re akfa st
th e n e xt m orn in g . T he re w ere tw enty ...
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T he r e ader is k e pt in B illy 's p oin t o f v ie w a nd p ic ks u p c lu e s w ith th e v ie w poin t c ha ra cte r b ut a tta che s m ore s ig nific a nce to
th e m . T he fir s t w ould b e th e c he apne ss o f th e r e nt, w hic h is o nly fiv e s hilli n g s a nd s ix p ence a n ig ht a nd in clu d es b re akfa st
th e n e xt m orn in g . T he re w ere tw enty s hilli n g s to a p ound in th o se p re -d ecim ali z a tio n d ays . A p ound w as w orth a bout fiv e
A m eric a n d olla rs . T he re w ere tw elv e p ennie s in a s hilli n g . S o a s hilli n g w as w orth a bout tw enty -fiv e A m eric a n c e nts a nd
six p ence , o r h a lf a s hilli n g , w ould b e w orth tw elv e -a nd -a -h a lf c e nts . F iv e a nd s ix p ence w ould b e e quiv a le nt to $ 1.3 7. A nd
th is is a r e so rt to w n!
T he n e xt b it o f fo re sha dow in g c o m es r ig ht a fte r B illy e nte rs .
The re w ere n o o th e r h a ts o r c o ats in th e h a ll. T he re w ere n o u m bre lla s, n o w alk in g s tic ks--n o th in g .
T he la nd la dy e xp la in s th a t s he is
". . . ju st a te eny-w eeny b it c ho osy a nd p artic ula r--if y o u s e e w ha t I m ean. . . . B ut I'm a lw ays