half-bewilderedly

Updated: June 22, 2025

"But it can bring you all that will cause you to feel no longing for that deceptive illusion. You can forget that such a thing exists can forget it in the renewed exuberance of vitality which is sheer enjoyment of living. Well, wish me luck. 'Good-bye' is a dreadful word, but it has to be said." He had risen and stood blindly, half-bewilderedly.

Bertram Mitford - The Sign of the Spider