Meaning of U. S. Grant | Babel Free

Examples

“With shaking fingers she showed Bernie two new crisp fifty-dollar bills tucked into the lining of her glove. New bills always seemed to have such a lovely pale green colour, apple-green. “Real U. S. Grants, baby,” she told him, bucking herself up as she went, peeling the corners back so there could be no mistaking them for lowly fives.”

“Holits pays in cash—first, last, and the hundred-and-fifty deposit. He counts out bills of fifty-dollar denomination while I watch. U. S. Grants, Harley calls them, though he’s never seen many.”

“She gave him a U. S. Grant. / “All right, now thank you, big tipper, I can buy me and Twinkie plenty of toys with this. It makes me wonder two things though.” / “What’s that?” / “What did you do for Jimmy to pimp you with this fifty-dollar bill?[…]””

“He pulled from his wallet two U. S. Grants.”

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