derelictious

Updated: May 10, 2025

"Well, sah," said the old man, reflectively, "my mem'ry is a little derelictious on dat p'int, but I knows 'twas gettin' putty late." "Are you sure these were the same two men you had seen earlier in the day?" "Yes, sah; 'case I stepped in de bushes to watch 'em.

A. Maynard (Anna Maynard) Barbour - That Mainwaring Affair