dog-end

Updated: June 4, 2025

Septimus's hand shook a little as he fitted the tail to the hollow bit of china dog-end. It was sweet to be loved, although it was bitter to be loved in a sort of way. Even a man like Septimus Dix has his feelings. He had to hide them. "You make me very happy," he said. "Your caring so much for me as to wish me to marry your sister, I shall never forget it.

William John Locke - Septimus