assassinlike

Updated: June 1, 2025

In the shadows Hawker's expression seemed assassinlike. He glanced furtively down the stage. She was apparently deep in talk with the mother of the children. When Hawker pushed at the old gate, it hesitated because of a broken hinge. A dog barked with loud ferocity and came headlong over the grass. "Hello, Stanley, old man!" cried Hawker.

Stephen Crane - The Third Violet