aftergathering

Updated: May 1, 2025

When they met a passer-by they giggled and shrieked and ran. But the thing was a failure, and they knew it. Next day, at the lunch hour and in the wash room, there was a little desultory talk about the stag. But the meat of such an aftergathering is contained in phrases such as "I says t'him" and "He says t'me." They wasted little conversation on the stag.

Edna Ferber - Half Portions

They had ice cream and chocolate layer cake and went home in great hilarity, with their hands on each other's shoulders, still singing. But the thing was a failure, and they knew it. Next day, at the lunch hour and in the washroom, there was a little desultory talk about the stag. But the meat of such an aftergathering is contained in phrases such as "I says to him" and "He says to me."

Edna Ferber - One Basket