nubbudy

Updated: May 2, 2025

'What a droll fellow! they appeared to be saying; 'and how will he look when he reissues? "'There ain't nubbudy in that house, croaked a small boy, who had paused below, squinting up at me. "'How do you know? said I. 'Move on, my little man. "He went; and at once it occurred to me that, as no notice was taken of my repeated knockings, I might as well try the handle.

Bernard Edward Joseph Capes - At a Winter's Fire