…not an orphan in the wide world can be so deserted as the child who is an outcast from a living parent’s… — Charles Dickens

"I want to know what it says," he answered, looking steadily in her face. "The sea Floy, what is it that it keeps on saying?"

He’s tough, ma’am,—tough is J. B.; tough and devilish sly.

"Wal'r, my boy," replied the Captain, "in the Proverbs of Solomon you will find the following words, 'May we never want a friend in need, nor a bottle to give him!' When found, make a note of."