Gotty and the Guv'nor

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. They were three fishermen gossiping on Leigh jetty, and it chanced that I put my question more particularly to the tall man with a square face and white trousers - the man who had a four-cornered beard on a two-cornered chin. His was a large, strong face, absolutely calm and wise.