cork-strewn

Updated: May 23, 2025

The crowd responded to the call, but their huzzas wanted the true ring which only a joyous heart can give. Then they began to flock out into the sunlight, looking back as they went at the long deal tables and the cork-strewn floor above all at the sad-faced, solitary man, whose cheeks were flecked with colour at the rough cordiality of their farewell.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Captain of the Polestar