circumlocate

Updated: May 14, 2025

"Go ahead," challenged Frank, keeping out of radius of the judge's breath. "Come, come, young man," maundered Roseberry. "I'm too old a bird to have to circumlocate. You know your father has great confidence in me." "I never heard of it before," retorted Frank. "Oh, yes," insisted Roseberry with bland unction. "Had a case of his once."

Frank V. Webster - The Boys of Bellwood School