Note 15 — CHAP. X.
Reading edition
“Never grant life annuities to old women,” Gideon would say; “they wither, but they never die;” and if the proposed annuitant coughed on approaching the room door, Gideon would call out, “Ay, ay, you may cough, but it shan’t save you six months’ purchase.”—“Chronicles and Characters of the Stock Exchange. By John Francis.” 2nd. Edition.