half-mobbed

Updated: July 17, 2025

For they had telegraphed from England that I sailed on the Sarmatian; and Dr. Ivor, like everybody else, must have read the telegram. He might naturally conclude I would be half-mobbed by reporters; and as it was clear he had once been fond of me hateful as I felt it even to admit the fact to myself he might really have desired to save me annoyance and trouble.

Grant Allen - Recalled to Life