Johnson describes him as 'a gentleman who has lived some time in the East Indies, but, having dethroned no nabob, is not too rich to settle in his own country.'

In a week I become used to everything, and in a month I forget my humble concern on Swift Creek and feel as much a nabob as any of them....

"The young lady, sir" "Oh, the girls are loaded with books," growled the nabob.

Suffren informed the nabob that M. de Bussy- Castelnau, but lately the faithful lieutenant of Dupleix and the continuer of his victories, had just been sent to India with the title of commander-in-chief; he was already at Ile de France, and was bringing some troops.

"Here's my las' chance at these idjits," he muttered, "an' I'll learn thet nabob what it costs, to make Marsh McNutt stand out'n his light.

He proclaimed Dupleix nabob of all the provinces to the south of the River Krischna.

Lord Mowbray was the grandson of a waiter, who had gone out to India a gentleman's valet, and returned a nabob.

As Ethel greeted the man she looked him over carefully and sighed at the result; for certainly, as far as personal appearances went, he seemed as unlikely a person to serve a "nabob" as could well be imagined.