ship-broker
Britishnoun
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Poor Marie was profoundly affected by this generosity, and the charming blushfulness, the sweet-toned trembling words that expressed her modest gratitude, were, it should seem, strangely interpreted by the excited ship-broker.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 459 Volume 18, New Series, October 16, 1852 by Chambers, Robert
Bertrand, greatly surprised, followed the ship-broker to a lane close by—a dark, solitary locality, which suggested an unpleasant misgiving, very pleasantly relieved by Derville's first words.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 459 Volume 18, New Series, October 16, 1852 by Chambers, Robert
No doubt the prosperous ship-broker was unusually agitated.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 459 Volume 18, New Series, October 16, 1852 by Chambers, Robert
It was thus evident that the ship-broker pawned these Narratives before he absconded; but the Lord used them as I had hoped.
From The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller by Wayland, H. L. (Heman Lincoln)
“List A,” a large leather-bound volume, was brought in and laid upon the table before the ship-broker, who at once opened it, and began to run his fingers slowly down an index.
From The Voyage of the Aurora by Collingwood, Harry
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