And I am not; that's the truth.' Mr Pinch was just then looking thoughtfully at the bars.

But on his companion pausing in this place, he started, and said 'Oh! of course'-- and composed himself to listen again.
'In a word,' said Martin, 'I have been bred and reared all my life by this grandfather of whom I have just spoken.

Now, he has a great many good points--there is no doubt about that; I'll not disguise the fact from you--but he has two very great faults, which are the staple of his bad side.

In the first place, he has the most confirmed obstinacy of character you ever met with in any human creature.

In the second, he is most abominably selfish.' 'Is he indeed ?' cried Tom.
'In those two respects,' returned the other, 'there never was such a man.