harrumless

Updated: May 1, 2025

An' you, av coorse, want to stop it? And so, av coorse, do I, my dear. Well, then, wait a bit, now we must have our eyes open. Don't be in a hurry let us be harrumless as sarpints, but wise as doves.

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu - The House by the Church-Yard