Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he's well dressed. There ain't much credit in that.

Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he's well dressed. There ain't much credit in that.

There was a piece of ornamental water immediately below the parapet, on the other side, into which Mr. James Harthouse had a very strong inclination to pitch Mr. Thomas Gradgrind Junior.

A person who can't pay, gets another person who can't pay, to guarantee that he can pay.

"It wasn't the wine," murmured Mr. Snodgrass in a broken voice, "it was the salmon."

There might be some credit in being jolly.