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Quotation from Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
“only I would rather exchange my gold for the note, if you please”
Cranford, Ch. XIII, Stopped Payment (Project Gutenberg text (1904 Dent edition))
In the draper's shop Miss Matty gives five sovereigns for a farmer's note on the failing bank in which she holds shares.
Citation: "only I would rather exchange my gold for the note, if you please" — Elizabeth Gaskell, Cranford, Ch. XIII, Stopped Payment (Project Gutenberg text (1904 Dent edition)). (id cranford-q6)
Portrait: Elizabeth Gaskell, George Richmond, Public domain.
