as-a-favour

Updated: May 10, 2025

Oh, we won't do a thing to the sheets that make up with Addison's essays, real estate transfers, and bowling scores!" "Mr. Vesey," said the m. e., with his jollying-which-you-should-regard- as-a-favour manner, "you have cast a serious reflection upon the literary standards of the paper that employs you. You have also assisted materially in giving us the biggest 'beat' of the year.

O. Henry - Whirligigs