hooked-behind

Updated: June 25, 2025

Mellows came to her, raised in complaint against hooked-behind dresses. Like a lovely little ghost she flitted down the corridor to the library, paused for an instant with a beating heart, and, entering, closed the door with infinite precautions and shot the bolt. She was panting as if from some painful exertion. Her hands were damp and chill, her temples throbbed.

Ethel Watts Mumford - Out of the Ashes