Whatever we paid for in Barkingham was paid for in the genuine Mint coinage.

I used often to compare my own true guineas, half-crowns and shillings with our imitations under the doctor's supervision, and was always amazed at the resemblance.

Our scientific chief had discovered a process something like what is called electrotyping nowadays, as I imagine.

He was very proud of this; but he was prouder still of the ring of his metal, and with reason: it must have been a nice ear indeed that could discover the false tones in the doctor's coinage.
If I had been the most scrupulous man in the world, I must still have received my wages, for the very necessary purpose of not appearing to distinguish myself invidiously from my fellow-workmen.

Upon the whole, I got on well with them.