An ancient proverb warns us that we should not expect to find old heads upon young shoulders; to which it may be added that we seldom meet with that unnatural combination, but we feel a strong desire to knock them off; merely from an inherent love we have of seeing things in their right places. It is not improbable that many men, in no wise choleric by nature, felt this impulse rising up within them, when they first made the acquaintance of Mr Jonas; but if they had known him more intimately in his own house, and had sat with him at his own board, it would assuredly have been paramount to all other considerations.
— from Martin Chuzzlewit, by Charles Dickens.
Mr Jonas, you may gather, is not very likable.
I love how Chuck delivers an insult.
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Wait til you get to the American part! The insults are so magnificent I couldn't even take offense.
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