freshly-gilt

Updated: May 11, 2025

There was a glittering row of large, freshly-gilt letters "Miskin, late Howell, Haberdasher, etcetera." Miss Miskin, in the deepest mourning, with a countenance trained to melancholy, was peeping through the ribbons and handkerchiefs which veiled her window, to see whether the Miss Greys were on their way to her or not.

Harriet Martineau - Deerbrook