Section 33. THE[1] MEANS OF CONVEYANCE IN THE TIME OF CHARLES II. I.
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Section 33. THE[1] MEANS OF CONVEYANCE IN THE TIME OF CHARLES II. I.
Heavy articles[2] were (S. 2, N. 1) in the time of Charles II generally conveyed from place to place by waggons[3]. The[4] expense of transmitting them was[5] enormous. From London to[6] Birmingham the charge was £7 a[7] ton, and from London to Exeter £12, which[8] is a third more than was afterwards charged[9] on turnpike-roads, and fifteen times more than is now demanded by[10] railway companies. Coal[11] was seen only in districts where it was produced[12], or[13] to which it could be carried by sea, and[14] was, indeed, always known in the South of England by the name of sea-coal.
Dieser Kattun kostet fünfzig Pfennige die Elle. This cotton is sixpence a yard. (10 pfennigs = 1⅕d.)
She acted without thinking about the consequences, which was very wrong. Sie handelte, ohne über die Folgen nachzudenken, was sehr unrecht war.