head-hiding

Updated: June 23, 2025

Then he added calmly, "It's no go." "What is 'no go'?" Adams laughed unfeelingly, and puffed away at his cigarette. "You remind me of the fable about the head-hiding ostrich. Didn't I see you staring at her as if you were about to have a fit? But it is just as I tell you: it's no go. She isn't the marrying kind. If you knew her, she'd be nice to you till she got a good chance to flay you alive "

Francis Lynde - A Fool for Love