# Quote — Charles Dickens, Bleak House

> He had a cane, he had an eye-glass, he had a snuff-box, he had rings, he had wristbands, he had everything but any touch of nature; he was not like youth, he was not like age, he was not like anything in the world but a model of deportment.

- Author: [Charles Dickens](https://www.leafyquotes.com/charles-dickens.md)
- Book: [Bleak House](https://www.leafyquotes.com/charles-dickens/bleak-house.md)
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