derndly

Updated: May 6, 2025

Anyhow, I be glad tew see ye tidday. I see ye've got yer gun, Jabez. Ye muss be keerful. Loryers is so derndly like foxes, that ye mout hit one on em by mistake." There was a slight snicker at this, but the atmosphere was decidedly too heavy for jokes.

Edward Bellamy - The Duke of Stockbridge