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The customers come again and again, and buy
quantities, in spite of being afraid of Ginger and
Pickles.
But there is no money in what is called the "till."
The customers came in crowds every day and
bought quantities, especially the toffee
customers.
But there was always no money; they never paid
for as much as a pennyworth of peppermints.
But the sales were enormous, ten times as large
as Tabitha Twitchit's.
As there was always no money, Ginger and Pickles
were obliged to eat their own goods.
Pickles ate biscuits and Ginger ate a dried
haddock.
They ate them by candle-light after the shop was
closed.
When it came to January the 1
st
, there was still no
money, and Pickles was unable to buy a dog
licence.
