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Excerpt from Nell Gwyn
The orange-sellers were a great feature of the theatre in the days of Charles II. They stood in front of the pit with their backs to the stage and cried their wares in the inter vals of the performance. Often the young men in the pit chaffed them and they were expected to chaff back. Their profits were considerable, for it was thought disgraceful for a gentleman to haggle about prices, and a pretty girl with a ready tongue could gen orally make her own terms.
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The orange-sellers were a great feature of the theatre in the days of Charles II. They stood in front of the pit with their backs to the stage and cried their wares in the inter vals of the performance. Often the young men in the pit chaffed them and they were expected to chaff back. Their profits were considerable, for it was thought disgraceful for a gentleman to haggle about prices, and a pretty girl with a ready tongue could gen orally make her own terms.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Cecil Chesterton
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780484720243
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
Page Count - 226
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Contributors
Author
Cecil Chesterton
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331766988
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
Page Count - 228
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