The girl who found the ring was married within the year, and the one who found the shilling shortly came into an inheritance.

True, it didn't amount to much,--about five pounds,--but the coincidence firmly convinced Eliot of the truth of the superstition.

In this country people usually take a dime instead of a shilling, but I told Stuart that I wanted to follow the custom strictly to the letter.

And look what a dear he is! Here is a _bona fide_ English shilling, that he took the trouble to get for me." Phil took up the bit of silver she had placed beside the thimble and the ring, and looked it over critically.

"Well, I'll declare!" he exclaimed.
"That was Aunt Patricia's old shilling! I'd swear to it.