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<p>What other possibility is there? Even in my youth in the 1950s
tradesmen such as the greengrocer and the milkman were paid in
cash at the door. Cheques and bank accounts were strictly for the
middle classes.<br>
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<p>Jeremy H<br>
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<div>We all know about Leslie Stephen and the drama on
Wednesdays over the weekly books: see MoB, 2nd edn,
p.144. After carrying on like 1 o’clock, “he wrote
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<div>I don’t understand how the tradesmen get paid if
only one cheque is written out. Is the cheque written
out to “cash”, Vanessa goes to the bank & cashes
it, and goes round to each tradesman, paying them in
cash?</div>
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