Sentence:  'Now, upon my soul, you know,' said Mr Chuckster, shaking his head gravely, as men are wont to do when they consider things are going a little too far, 'this is altogether such a <WSD>low-minded</WSD> affair, that if I didn't feel for the governor, and know that he could never get on without me, I should be obliged to cut the connection.' 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Dishonorable.