half-putting

Updated: June 9, 2025

"Thanky, sir thanky kindly, Miss," said the gardener, half-putting his hat on twice so as to have it in the proper position for making a bow; "which I'm the last man in the world, sir, to make complaints." "Humph!" ejaculated the doctor.

George Manville Fenn - Quicksilver: The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel