Centimes

• I did know that it was expected: I _was_ prepared; yet I laid out no centimes on flowers. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Tell me, he pursued, when it is _your_ fête-day, and I will not grudge a few centimes for a small offering. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• You would willingly have laid out a few centimes on a flower to give me pleasure, had you been aware that it was expected? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• You will be like me, Monsieur: this cost more than a few centimes, and I did not grudge its price. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.

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