seemy

Updated: May 13, 2025

A voice called low and urgent, "Seemy! Seemy!" It was repeated, and there was an answering mutter from the stair, a thick murmur and a deep sigh. The cast boy slipped crumpled and silent in bare feet across the floor. "Yes," he called back, rapidly waking. The voice from without continued, "They're going to start up the Oley." "What is it?" Fanny demanded.

Joseph Hergesheimer - The Three Black Pennys: A Novel