He soon obtained one; and the coachman, thanks to a pourboire of ten francs, drove to the Rue du. From Wordnik.com. [The Honor of the Name] Reference
"If you are not back again by table d'hôte time, you shall have no pourboire," we said, in solemn and determined tones. From Wordnik.com. [The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 4, April, 1891] Reference
We offer you five francs, and this includes a franc pourboire. From Wordnik.com. [The Lion and the Mouse; a Story of an American Life] Reference
"Nay, thou shalt have pourboire," and he gave him a small coin. From Wordnik.com. [The Cloister and the Hearth] Reference
Saturday, from inducing his employer to bestow a pourboire upon the artel. From Wordnik.com. [Through Russia] Reference
Tartarin went up to give him a pourboire, as he had seen all the other tourists do. From Wordnik.com. [Tartarin On The Alps] Reference
There will also be a daily call upon his purse in the matter of pourboire to guides and conductors. From Wordnik.com. [The Roof of France] Reference
"Would ye make our burgess a liar," said the rustic reproachfully; "and shall I have no pourboire?". From Wordnik.com. [The Cloister and the Hearth] Reference
Then to Jefferson she added: "Give him a franc for a pourboire -- that makes five francs altogether.". From Wordnik.com. [The Lion and the Mouse; a Story of an American Life] Reference
Terms, 480 francs a month & a pourboire to the coachman, I to furnish lodging for the man & the horses, but nothing else. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete] Reference
It was plain he anticipated something extraordinary by way of a pourboire; and considering the marches and counter-marches by which. From Wordnik.com. [St. Ives, Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England] Reference
A sou a day as soldiers of France, with glory as a pourboire. From Wordnik.com. [The Soul of the War] Reference
"For fifteen francs, plus always the pourboire, I will take you to. From Wordnik.com. [Over There War Scenes on the Western Front] Reference
He can give Sir William a small pourboire. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Regiment]
Le pourboire est un facultatif catégorique. From Wordnik.com. [French Word-A-Day:] Reference
I held out a tempting pourboire. From Wordnik.com. [Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben] Reference
No doubt it is a pourboire he wants. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Silence] Reference
He examined the piece and demanded a pourboire. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Wives' Tale] Reference
'A pourboire? '. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Regiment]
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