because-of

Updated: June 26, 2025

And now, twenty-four hours and more must pass, because-of not looking at his watch! Why had he made friends with this family of innocents just when he was saying good-bye to innocence, and all the rest of it? 'But I mean to marry her, he thought; 'I told her so! He took a candle, lighted it, and went to his bedroom, which was next to Halliday's.

John Galsworthy - Five Tales