āLord bless my soul and body!ā cried Mr. Inspector. āTalk of trades, Miss Abbey, and the way they set their marks on men,ā (a subject which nobody had approached); āwho wouldnāt know your brother to be a Steward! Thereās a bright and ready twinkle in his eye, thereās a neatness in his action, thereās a smartness in his figure, thereās an air of reliability about him in case you wanted a basin, which points out the steward! And Mr. Kibble; aināt he passenger, all over? While thereās that mercantile cut upon him which would make you happy to give him credit for five hundred pound, donāt you see the salt sea shining on him too?ā
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