"Our poor Parson Thirdly can't get no money to buy such rings," said Matthew Moon, thoughtfully. "And as good a man as ever walked. I don't believe poor Thirdly have a single one, even of humblest tin or copper. Such a great ornament as they'd be to him on a dull afternoon, when he's up in the pulpit lighted by the wax candles! But 'tis impossible, poor man. Ah, to think how unequal things be." "Perhaps he's made of different stuff than to wear 'em," said Gabriel, grimly.
Thinking about Troy being "well-born," perhaps, Gabriel? Troy has got a fancy gold watch, while Gabriel has a large broken watch. But Gabriel doesn't /need/ a watch at all. He can tell time without it, and he doesn't care about the ornamental value
