gibsonian

Updated: May 19, 2025

But the Gibsonian cop, being of the new order, passed on, pretending not to notice, for he was wise enough to know that these matters are beyond help so far as the power he represents is concerned, though he rap the pavement with his nightstick till the sound goes up to the furthermost stars. To Carson Chalmers, in his apartment near the square, Phillips brought the evening mail.

O. Henry - The Trimmed Lamp, and other Stories of the Four Million