inquirist

And here let me remark, that my beloved might collect another circumstance in favour of the people below, had she doubted their characters, from the silence of her uncle’s inquirist on

Clarissa Harlowe 2006

What could they mean by that?) after her way of life, and expenses; and one of them inquired after her manner of supporting them; to the latter of which, Mrs. Smith said, she had answered, as the truth was, that she had been obliged to sell some of her clothes, and was actually about parting with more; at which the inquirist (a grave old farmer-looking man) held up his hands, and said, Good

Clarissa Harlowe 2006

But the inquirist keeping himself on the reserve as to his employers, the girl refused to tell the day, or to give him other particulars.’

Clarissa Harlowe 2006