"Ah;--that's because you've never above half spirit enough for a big thing. You nibble at it instead of swallowing it whole,--and then, of course, folks see that you're only nibbling. I thought that Melmotte would have had spirit."

"Ah; that's because you don't have spirit enough for a big thing. You nibble at it instead of swallowing it whole. I thought that Melmotte would have had spirit."
