near-return

Updated: May 28, 2025

Then a desire to set the place in perfect order for Sandy's possibly near-return caused her to spring up and dart quickly from place to place, straightening a picture here, flicking the dust off the shelves and chairs, and lastly attacking the cluttered desk which had not been touched since the master went away. Sandy was not orderly by instinct.

Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa) Comstock - A Son of the Hills