Citation for 'Pearls and Savages':

"Coir, the Lord Mayor of Urama. Although he appears fierce and warlike in this picture he was a mild good-humoured fellow and unlike his dignified colleague Gormier, was vain and given to boastful chater. In more civilised parts Coir would undoubtedly be designated a bore. He had a true politician's satisfaction in his authority and was distinctly inclined toward pompousness."