So you're not interested in learning? No skin off my teeth.

Bradly served him a handsome allowance, and Podson was at it, even in the process of its being served. He guzzled shamelessly, pushing food into an overstuffed mouth, his eye glazed to all intrusion on a gastric debauch.

There are scenes of the rich and famous supposedly singing their little hearts out, bejewelled and bedecked and made-up and hairdoed to the teeth, so sincere, so self-satisfied with the pleasure of giving to such a good cause, so content with their fat-cat lives.

As soon as Balquherrie got his turn served, away he went and never fashed his thumb about his debt, that he knew would beggar honest folk.