intense-natured

Updated: June 25, 2025

The dull rabbits, the sleepy Persian cats, and the silly sheep had died outright of lethodyne; the cunning, inquisitive raccoon, the quick hawk, and the active, intense-natured weasels, all most eager, wary, and alert animals, full of keenness and passion, had recovered quickly. "Dare we try it on a human subject?" I asked, tentatively.

Grant Allen - Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose