half his hand

half But now he was a man full-fledged, and it was the custom of the coast that he should have "half his hand" for his clothing and to put by for his own use. So for four more years he had steadily stacked half his fish in a separate bulk, and each fall had carried it off to sell it to the...

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Summary:half But now he was a man full-fledged, and it was the custom of the coast that he should have "half his hand" for his clothing and to put by for his own use. So for four more years he had steadily stacked half his fish in a separate bulk, and each fall had carried it off to sell it to the traders for the few things he needed, stipulating that he must have the balance in cash. G. M. Story AUG 1970 JH AUG 1970 Used I and Sup Used I Not used This card is marked as being used in the DNE but slip contents do not appear, there is a citation to the source listed in the bibliography.