irefully

Updated: June 19, 2025

Something in the man's make-up perhaps something in his attire suggested the stranger in town. Doctor Castleton's large black eyes flashed irefully, and he was evidently gratified at my approach. A complete stranger in my place might have thought his arrival opportune, and have looked upon himself as a diverting instrument in higher hands employed to prevent bloodshed.

Charles Romyn Dake - A Strange Discovery