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Inside the fender were some half-dozen pairs of shoes and boots, of various sizes, just cleaned and turned with the soles upwards to dry; and a pair of short black gaiters, on one of which was chalked -- in sport, it would appear, by some gentleman who had slipped down for the purpose, pending his toilet, and gone up again -- 'Jinkins's Particular,' while the other exhibited a sketch in profile, claiming to be the portrait of Jinkins himself.
Martin Chuzzlewit Charles Dickens 1841
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David Jinkins/BlackSheep: Agreed that *what people actually do pay* is the correct of willingness to pay in almost all circumstances.
Are Grotesque Hypotheticals Cheap Shots?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The gentleman of a vocal turn was head mute, or chief mourner; Jinkins took the bass; and the rest took anything they could get.
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Jinkins and Gander took the rest upon themselves, and made him as comfortable as they could, on the outside of his bed; and when he seemed disposed to sleep, they left him.
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The sun, as Mr Jinkins says (gentlemanly creature, Jinkins — never at a loss!), is about to leave the firmament.
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Have a care, Jinkins, ere you provoke a desperate man to frenzy!
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While they were in the midst of their enjoyment, old Anthony and his son were announced; much to the surprise of Mr Pecksniff, and greatly to the discomfiture of Jinkins.
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‘Jinkins is a man of superior talents,’ observed Mr
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The youngest gentleman in company thirsts to murder Jinkins.
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The young gentleman was mistaken in this closing sentence, inasmuch as he never told it to Jinkins, but always to Mrs Todgers.
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