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Paying for it slowly so it hurts in small, forgettable doses.
means One of a series of partial payments, or one piece of something released in sequence.
from From Anglo-French 'estaler,' to fix or place in position — the same root that 'install' grew from, meaning to set something at a settled interval.
Two livesMeans both a payment chunk and a story chapter.
Dickens eraNovels sold monthly to stretch readers' suspense and budgets.
Spelling splitBrits double the L; Americans dropped one.