He wanted L22 for it, but I expect he'll come down the L2 for ready money.
Perhaps it would be better to buy it this summer, and get the tricycle with next year's money.

I've a good mind to write to Punter to-night." "Hadn't you better get the Exhibition first ?" suggested the baronet.
"Of course I mean to get it," said Arthur, rather nettled; "I fancy Ainger's as good a judge of what a chap can do in that line as you are." "I don't know," replied Dig; "he said _I_ was going to get the History Medal, but I'm not so sure if I shall." "Well, I did think he was letting out a bit when he said that," replied Arthur, with a chuckle.

"Never mind, we'll go halves in the Exhibition." It must be admitted that the prospect of his coming academical success did not appreciably affect Arthur Herapath's studies during the present term.

Four-and-a-half months is a long time to look ahead in a schoolboy's career; and, as it happened, the captain's speech had suggested other matters in the immediate future, which for the time being absorbed not only Arthur's attention but everyone else's.
That evening, a list of events for the House sports was exhibited on the common room door, with space below each for the names of intending competitors.

It was noticed that the list corresponded in every particular with the list of the School sports to be held a week earlier, and that the compiler (who was detected by the handwriting to be Barnworth) had already written in brackets the names of those who had entered for each of the events in the School sports.