He is as vulgar as a hog, as awkward as an elephant, and as ugly as an ape.

I believe he never had a friend, and was known at his club to be the greatest bore that ever came out of Scotland; and yet for thirteen years he has lived on the fat of the land; for five years he has been in Parliament, his wife has gone about in her carriage, and every man in the city has been willing to shake hands with him.' 'And what has it all come to ?' said Alaric, whom the question of M'Buffer's temporary prosperity made rather thoughtful.
'Well, not so bad either; he has had his fling for thirteen years, and that's something.

Thirteen good years out of a man's life is more than falls to the lot of every one.

And then, I suppose, he has saved something.' 'And he is spoken of everywhere as a monster for whom hanging is too good.' 'Pshaw! that won't hang him.

Yesterday he was a god; to-day he is a devil; to-morrow he'll be a man again; that's all.' 'But you don't mean to tell me, Undy, that the consciousness of such crimes as those which M'Buffer has committed must not make a man wretched in this world, and probably in the next also ?' 'Judge not, and ye shall not be judged,' said Undy, quoting Scripture as the devil did before him; 'and as for consciousness of crime, I suppose M'Buffer has none at all.