near-buyers

Updated: August 20, 2026

And very blithely, to cheat the last one of the little indigo spirits, the girl resolutely uptilted her chin, and began her day. It was not unlike the days that had gone before. There was the same apologetic rush in the morning, the same monotonous succession of buyers and near-buyers at the counter, the same glitter and sparkle and chatter the youth, and love, and laughter.

Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter - The Tangled Threads