a-day for the week,' said Caldigate, rubbing his hands together.
'I wouldn't give you half-a-crown for the whole time between you, and you wouldn't earn it.

Ten shillings a day! I suppose you think a man has only just to say the word and become a miner out of hand.

You've a deal to learn before you'll be worth half the money.

I never knew chaps like you come to any good at working.

If you've got a little money, you know, I've shown you what you can do with it.