Mostly taking place in a house filled with the whisper "There must be more money!
This story's protagonist thinks the phrase "filthy lucre" is actually "filthy lucker," until disabused by his mother, who realizes that she has a "hard little place that could not feel any love" when her husband is unable to make good any of his prospects in town. Later, a plan is hatched to give that mother one thousand pounds on each birthday, but she insists on receiving it all at once, enabling her to sink deeper in debt by sending her son to Eton. Mostly taking place in a house filled with the whisper "There must be more money!," this story sees the (*) gardener Bassett convince Uncle Oscar to join a partnership that makes thousands of pounds off the success of Sausavino, Lively Spark, and Daffodil, although its key member finally dies of exhaustion after divining that Malabar will be the Derby winner. For 10 points, name this story about the boy Paul, who gets lucky racing tips from the title toy, by D. H. Lawrence.
This story's protagonist thinks the phrase "filthy lucre" is actually "filthy lucker," until disabused by his mother, who realizes that she has a "hard little place that could not feel any love" when her husband is unable to make good any of his prospects in town.
“The {Rocking}-{Horse} Winner”