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Message:: [QUOTE="willieboyd2, post: 2333621, member: 4910"]"My tail's for sale. Half-a-crown will lay me down!" The line is from Kathleen Winsor's infamous 1944 historical novel "Forever Amber", which was set in England during the Restoration period of King Charles II, approximately 1660-1670. The main character, young and beautiful Amber St. Clare, decides to improve her lot in society by attaching herself to successively wealthier men. She finally becomes a mistress of Charles II. On her way up, Amber has a brief career as a stage actress, and during one performance, she wonders why people are laughing at her when she turns around. She discovers that a rival has pinned a sign to the back of her dress which reads:"My tail's for sale. Half-a-crown will lay me down!". <img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_greatbritain_hc1_1663.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Great Britain Charles II Half Crown 1663 - 33mm 14.32gm The book ends with Amber being tricked by two noblemen into sailing to America. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]