You see, I want to see if I can't negotiate the sale of a thousand dollar note.

Mr.Thorpe may be in the market to buy a good, safe, gilt-edge note--" "Come to the point.

Whose note are you trying to sell ?" "My own," said George promptly.
Anne laughed.

"You would spell gilt with a letter u inserted before the i, in that case, wouldn't you ?" "I give you my word," said George, "I don't know how to spell it.

The two words sound exactly alike and I'm always confusing them." His mother came and stood over him.