Young Reggie Foljambe to my certain knowledge offered him…
““Young Reggie Foljambe to my certain knowledge offered him double what I was giving him, and Alistair Bingham-Reeves, who's got a valet who had been known to press his trousers sideways, used to look at him, when he came to see me, with a kind of glittering, hungry eye which disturbed me deucedly. Bally pirates!””
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
A humorous description of a character’s greedy, unsettling stare, likened to pirates.
In simple terms: Comic portrayal of a predatory gaze.
Recognize satire in exaggerated descriptions.
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When to use this quote
- reading clubs
- creative writing
- theatrical performance
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What does the “glittering eye” symbolize?
- How does satire reveal social attitudes?
Humor may obscure underlying critique.