agape-staring

Updated: May 8, 2025

I told Soradaci to cut our beards, but I could not help laughing to see the creature his mouth all agape-staring at the angel, who was more like a devil. However, though quite beside himself, he cut our beards admirably. Anxious to see how the land lay, I told the monk to stay with Soradaci, as I did not care to leave him alone, and I went out.

Giacomo Casanova - Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 10: under the Leads

I told Soradaci to cut our beards, but I could not help laughing to see the creature his mouth all agape-staring at the angel, who was more like a devil. However, though quite beside himself, he cut our beards admirably. Anxious to see how the land lay, I told the monk to stay with Soradaci, as I did not care to leave him alone, and I went out.

Giacomo Casanova - The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt