A miner belongs to a higher class, and is more considered.

The result of all which was, in the opinion of the Boltons, adverse to John Caldigate.

And in discussing this with his client, Mr.Seely acknowledged that nothing had as yet come to light sufficient to shake the direct testimony of the woman, corroborated as it was by three persons, all of whom would swear that they had been present at the marriage.
'No doubt they endeavoured to get money from you,' said Mr.Seely; 'and I may be well assured in my own mind that money was their sole object.
But then it cannot be denied that their application to you for money had a sound basis,--one which, though you might fairly refuse to allow it, takes away from the application all idea of criminality.

Crinkett has never asked for money as a bribe to hold his tongue.

In a matter of trade between them and you, you were very successful; they were very unfortunate.