half-a-glass

Updated: May 24, 2025

He confided to himself in strict secret that "to die" was about the very last thing he'd like to do; but, somehow, such serious considerations as these never lingered long, a good cigar or "half-a-glass" easily sufficing to turn the current of his thought into a more pleasant course.

[pseud.] Vera - Honor Edgeworth: Ottawa's Present Tense