petreous

Updated: May 24, 2025

Now followed the beans which, if not for their size then for their hardness might have figured in an artillery park, and one of the boarders permitted himself some pleasantry about the edibleness of so petreous a vegetable; a pleasantry that glided over the impassive countenance of Dona Casiana without leaving the slightest trace. Manuel sat about observing the boarders.

Pío Baroja - The Quest