lymphatic-looking

Updated: January 23, 2026

A lymphatic-looking young woman, assisting the growth of a singularly stout face by sucking a sweet, and wearing brown holland sleeve protectors hooked up with enormous safety-pins, received her in the room marked "Enquiries"; put her into that labelled "Waiting."

A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson - Once Aboard the Lugger