This was his plan of amends--of atonement--for inheriting their father'sestate; and he thought it an excellent one, full of eligibility andsuitableness, and excessively generous and disinterested on his ownpart.
The stupidity with which he was favoured by nature mustguard his courtship from any charm that could make a woman wish for itscontinuance; and Miss Lucas, who accepted him solely from the pureand disinterested desire of an establishment, cared not how soon thatestablishment were gained.
Your sweetnessand disinterestedness are really angelic; I do not know what to sayto you.
Anything more?Oh, my friend!' said poor Mr. Tupman, again grasping the hand of hiscompanion, 'receive my warmest thanks for your disinterested kindness;and forgive me if I have ever, even in thought, done you the injusticeof supposing that you could stand in my way.
Both expressed their opinion that amore independent, a more enlightened, a more public-spirited, a morenoble-minded, a more disinterested set of men than those who hadpromised to vote for him, never existed on earth; each darkly hintedhis suspicions that the electors in the opposite interest had certainswinish and besotted infirmities which rendered them unfit for theexercise of the important duties they were called upon to discharge.
Mr. Pickwick was busily engaged incounting the barrels of oysters and superintending the disinterment ofthe cod-fish, when he felt himself gently pulled by the skirts of thecoat.
The president was the straight-walking Mr. Anthony Humm, aconverted fireman, now a schoolmaster, and occasionally an itinerantpreacher; and the secretary was Mr. Jonas Mudge, chandler's shopkeeper,an enthusiastic and disinterested vessel, who sold tea to the members.
( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'That's the witness-box, my dear sir,' replied Perker, disinterring aquantity of papers from the blue bag, which Lowten had just deposited athis feet.