half-drawl

Updated: June 21, 2025

Mr Ratman began to lose countenance, and fidgeted uncomfortably with the forks and spoons. "I have heard a little of this gentleman's romantic career," continued the tutor, with his half-drawl. "He has been good enough to tell us, in fact, that when he left home by the way, when was that, Ratman?" "When I know your right to ask me questions," growled Ratman, "I'll see about answering them."

Talbot Baines Reed - Roger Ingleton, Minor