half-discussed

Updated: May 5, 2025

Then he tried to look Mr. Corbet full in the face, with a stare as pertinacious as he could make it, but very different from the keen observant gaze which was trying to read him through. "What were we talking about?" said Ralph, at length, with the most natural air in the world, just as if he had really been forgetful of some half-discussed subject of interest.

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell - A Dark Night's Work