out-of-proportion

Updated: May 26, 2025

Bagley looked at James carefully. His size; his physique was precisely that of the eight-year-old boy. There was nothing malformed nor out-of-proportion; yet he spoke with an adult air of confidence. "I am," she admitted. "Perturbed? You needn't be," he said. "You've got to remember that writers are an odd lot. They don't conform. They don't punch time-clocks.

George O. (George Oliver) Smith - The Fourth "R"