half-blasphemous

Updated: January 17, 2026

The discourse, hollow, insincere, half-blasphemous, a buncombe bit of advertising as it was, nevertheless contained the germ of an essential truth for which Bob had been searching. He wanted to know how, through what experience, the man had come to this insight. But his attempts at conversation met with a cold reception. Painless Porter was too old a bird ever to lower his guard.

Stewart Edward White - The Rules of the Game