Related Clues:

• Friendly, reliable sort
• Nice guy
• Decent sort of person
• Decent sort
• Well-behaved fellow
• Trustworthy sort
• Mensch
• Amiable sort
• Popular person anticipated for breakfast?
• Virtuous urge that's lucky!
• Sound fellow (unlike the curate's?)
• Stout fellow (not the curate's?)
• Trustworthy person?
• A brick!
• Words of approval the curate never received?