“"Wal'r, my boy," replied the Captain, "in the Proverbs of Solomon you will find the following words, 'May we never want a friend in need, nor a bottle to give him!'”

—  Charles Dickens , book Dombey and Son

When found, make a note of."
Source: Dombey and Son (1846-1848), Ch. 15

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