pressed-to

Updated: July 10, 2026

But I lifted it inside, shut the door upon it, and stood wiping my forehead, while the Vicar closed the window cautiously, drew the blind, and pressed-to the clasp. A minute later I heard him calling from the front, "Mr. Trudgeon Mr. Trudgeon"; and Trudgeon's hob-nailed boots ascending the steps.

Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts