lemon-pale

Updated: July 27, 2026

I looked and saw the secretaire, weak-eyed and lemon-pale, and I said "Non." I recall that, for some reason, I was perfectly cool. I put over six or eight hot shots without losing in the least this composure, which surprised myself and pleased myself and altogether increased myself.

E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings - The Enormous Room