Subscriptions, borrowings of money, taxings of the citizens and their property, may all be valid, as operations by virtue of laws for the government of the City […]

Henry lays a shilling down on the wet bar towel at the Lass, asks Murwillumbah Marie for some ship′s biscuits or cheese but they don't do them on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays any more, and he brings back two cold, foaming Bishop Barkers.

“If, as how, miss, (you see,) it was only ourselves that you had to do with—(but, Lord love you, miss! we're only officers, and has our duty to do, and must do it!)—why, we'd go a little out of our way for to oblige a lady; but the people you must go to is the gemmen whose names is here,pointing to the warrant;they're the people as the money's owing to -- Quirk, Gamm" --

Shurrup, you're gerring on my nerves.