becurled

Updated: August 13, 2026

But in spite of these barriers Dora well remembered a slim, long-armed schoolgirl, much dressed and becurled, who once in a by-street of Salford had run after her and, looking round carefully to see that no one was near, had thrust an eager face into hers and kissed her suddenly. 'Dora, is your mother better? I wish I could come and see you. Oh, it's horrid of people to quarrel!

Mrs. Humphry Ward - The History of David Grieve