cautiously-lowered

Updated: January 24, 2026

Jervy looked round, in his turn, a little doubtful of the accuracy of his sweetheart's information. "Surely they wouldn't come to the sixpenny places," he said. "Are you certain it's Mr. and Mrs. Farnaby?" He spoke in cautiously-lowered tones; but Mrs.

Wilkie Collins - The Fallen Leaves