[…] Nicholas Nickleby’s eyes were dimmed with a moisture that might have been taken for tears.

The ecdysteroid group includes more than 250 polyhydroxysterols that occur in plants and animals, with 20-hydroxyecdysone (20-OH-E) being the physiologically active moulting hormone in most insects (Lafont 2000).

My old fussbudget aunt had a very preachy manner and would prattle on about the dangers of alcohol and other vices.

Corollary: Real pirates don't keep score. Real pirates don't say K-K00L, K-AWESOME, X10DER, L8R0N, or anything of the sort. Real pirates know the difference between f and ph (i.e. philes, phuck, fone, etc.).