scripture-haunted

Updated: May 19, 2025

The Occident seemed very far away; even older people felt the charm of clime that had come upon them, and laughter rang as stories ran about the group in the reclining-chairs. The captain, though grim from a gripping religion that had squeezed all joy from his scripture-haunted soul, added an anecdote to the entertainment.

Frederick O'Brien - Mystic Isles of the South Seas.