knighthood-in-flower

Updated: May 3, 2025

"He's interesting and he's a gentleman, and he has a certain force about him, and he's" she paused, groping for a characterization "he's unexpected." "What gets me," said Kathleen, in her easy slang, "is that he never pulls any knighthood-in-flower stuff, yet you somehow feel it's there. Know what I mean? There's a scrapper behind that nice-boy smile."

Samuel Hopkins Adams - The Clarion