"I paid for some coal this morning, and that took all but ten or fifteen cents." "I've got some money there in my purse." Hurstwood went to get it, starting for a can of tomatoes.

Carrie scarcely noticed that this was the beginning of the new order.

He took out fifteen cents and bought the can with it.

Thereafter it was dribs and drabs of this sort, until one morning Carrie suddenly remembered that she would not be back until close to dinner time.
"We're all out of flour," she said; "you'd better get some this afternoon.

We haven't any meat, either.