benchwise

Updated: May 9, 2025

It was roofed by the boughs of two pines, and the boles of the trees offered secure hold. She seated herself on a boulder, set benchwise against the rocky wall, and watched him critically while he tied the second horse. "How pleasant," she said intrepidly; "it is like coming unexpectedly into a room ready furnished in brown and green." Tisdale turned.

Ada Woodruff Anderson - The Rim of the Desert