half-introduction

Updated: July 25, 2026

Stistick was standing on the rug before the fire, preparing for his first onslaught on Baron Brawl, when the servant announced Mr. Bertram. "Ah! Bertram, I'm delighted to see you," said Sir Henry; "doubly so, as dinner is ready. Judge, you know my friend Bertram, by name, at any rate?" and some sort of half-introduction was performed. "He who moved all Oxford from its propriety?" said the baron.

Anthony Trollope - The Bertrams