Sentence:  Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke....A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes....But <WSD>withal</WSD> there was a perceptible acumen about the man which was puzzling in the extreme. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  All things considered; nevertheless; besides<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/withal Meanings in Merriam-Webster's Dictionary]</ref>