fiercely-burnt

Updated: May 4, 2025

Then he wiped his face again a dark, fiercely-burnt face. He was a man over forty; he looked more than his age, or as if he had had very hard times. 'Going far? he asked. 'Not much further now, the boy said cheerfully. 'My station's fifty miles beyond Gwelo. I'm about sick of it. I traveled second class on the boat.

Arthur Shearly Cripps - Cinderella in the South: Twenty-Five South African Tales