prutent

Updated: May 11, 2025

“I unterstant you, Letter-Stockint,” returned the Major, fixing his black eyes, with a look of peculiar meaning, on the hunter: “put you didn’t use to be so prutent as to look ahet mit so much care.” “Maybe there wasn’t so much occasion,” said the hunter, a little sulkily; when he sank into a silence from which be was not roused for some time.

James Fenimore Cooper - The Pioneers

I offered myself too soon, I fear; for Mary is a prutent, sensible young woman, and girls of that character are apt to distrust the youth who is too quick in his advances. They like to be served, sir, for seven years and seven years, as Joseph served for Potiphar." "You mean, most likely, Mr. Ten Eyck, as Jacob served for Rachel."

James Fenimore Cooper - Satanstoe