Properly, it ought to have no place in a collection of this sort, but--well, it's such an amazing thing I couldn't quite refuse it a place, sir.

It's a freak of nature.

The skeleton of a nine-fingered man." "Of a what ?" "A nine-fingered man." "Well, I can't say that I see anything remarkable in that.

I've got nine fingers myself, nine and one over, when it comes to that." "No, you haven't, you duffer!" put in young Bawdrey, with a laugh.
"You've got eight fingers--eight fingers and two thumbs.

This bony johnny has nine fingers and two thumbs.