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"At the Ship he gave her a shilling, and her face dropped. 'That's a shilling,' he said. 'Han't you ever seen a shilling?' She shook her head. 'It's twelve pennies,' he said, looking at his change. 'You know what a tizzy is, I dare say?'
"'Oh yes. Everybody knows what a tizzy is,' said Margaret rather scornfully.
"'Well, here are two of 'em. Because twice six is twelve, do you see.'"
--Patrick O'Brian, The Reverse of the Medal, 120