fiddle-stick-end

Updated: May 21, 2025

Why didn't we know he was Lord Yalding? Apes and moles that we were!" "I've known since last night," said Mabel calmly; "only I promised not to tell. I can keep a secret, can't I?" "Too jolly well," said Kathleen, a little aggrieved. "He was disguised as a bailiff," said Jimmy; "that's why we didn't know." "Disguised as a fiddle-stick-end," said Gerald. "Ha, ha!

E. (Edith) Nesbit - The Enchanted Castle