"Miss Bulder was warmly welcomed by the Misses Clubber; the
greeting between Mrs. Colonel Bulder and Lady Clubber was of
the most affectionate description; Colonel Bulder and Sir Thomas
Clubber exchanged snuff-boxes, and looked very much like a pair
of Alexander Selkirks--'Monarchs of all they surveyed.'"

Here is a URL about Alexander Selkirk, on whom Defoe's 'Robinson Crusoe' is based:
http://wy.essortment.com/alexanderselkir_rehj.htm