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Painted = it, or Pointed = it. When we cannot make one word of the pounds, we may perhaps divide them after this manner—A feint idea = too, or I fain outdo = it; but although these two examples correctly express £9216..1..0, yet some difficulty may arise in discriminating the pounds and shillings, as a person might forget where the marks were between them; for the former of these sentences, A feint idea = too, might be divided wrong, and be translated as £921..6..1, by forgetting that idea belonged to the pounds: and the other example, I fain outdo = it, might be called £92..16..1.
But such mistakes can be guarded against, by making the word which precedes the shillings, with so many consonants, that it cannot mislead; as in this example with the same figures—A foe noted = it.
These precautions are only necessary when the two last figures of the pounds are under 20, for any number above 19, cannot be mistaken for shillings. Thus this example £95,520..11..0 may be worded—A full house = i quit; as we cannot correctly say—£955..20..11. These figures will be better expressed by this sentence—A pale alien's = quota. The same observations may be of use when we have pounds only to recollect.
The learners will perceive from these examples, that in their sentences for pounds, shillings, and pence; the pounds may have as many words as they please to represent them; but the shillings and pence must each have one word, distinct from each other, and likewise distinct from the pounds.
When it happens that they have a combination of figures, where there are pounds and pence, without any shillings, they can use any of the monosyllables, as, is, us, so, see, &c. &c. to supply the place of shillings; for,
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