near-officer

Updated: July 12, 2025

Now, I'm only afraid that I shall." "What nonsense are you talking now?" demanded Darrin, giving his chum a sharp look. "Why, if they're all going to be as chesty as that near-officer I spoke to in the hotel," blinked Dan, "I'm not so sure that I want to go in with the bunch." "That officer wasn't either chesty or snobbish," rejoined Darrin.

H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock - Dave Darrin's First Year at Annapolis