proecinctam

Updated: May 25, 2025

Lord Linnæus Clancharlie had not always been old and proscribed; he had had his phase of youth and passion. Distrust the loosely-clasped girdle. Male proecinctam juvenem cavete. Lord Clancharlie, like Cromwell, had had his wild hours and his irregularities. He was known to have had a natural child, a son.

Victor Hugo - The Man Who Laughs