perhaps-per-per

Updated: July 31, 2026

Blakely's turn to break a silence, and he did it so unexpectedly that Margaret started. He sneezed. "Perhaps " Margaret began, but paused apprehensively. "Perhaps-per-per " Her apprehensions became more and more poignant; her eyes seemed fixed upon some incredible disaster; she appeared to inflate while the catastrophe she foresaw became more and more imminent.

Booth Tarkington - Penrod and Sam