BTW, since Lady Julia was counting off her husband’s qualities on her fingers, she mentioned enough that she would have run out of fingers (& thumbs) & have started counting on her toes by now.
Where I come from, many people count between the creases (the lines on each finger), that's 14, rarely 15, per hand. I guess one can do the creases themselves too if ever needed.
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BTW, since Lady Julia was counting off her husband’s qualities on her fingers, she mentioned enough that she would have run out of fingers (& thumbs) & have started counting on her toes by now.
Well, she could list the accomplishments on her fingers and point to her heart at the end. Cheesy, but effective.
Where I come from, many people count between the creases (the lines on each finger), that's 14, rarely 15, per hand. I guess one can do the creases themselves too if ever needed.
Maybe she counts in binary, and can get up to 31 with one hand.
I routinely use a system with fingers as 1-4 and thumb as 5, which allows 9 on one hand, and 99 with two.