slightly-cynical

Updated: July 2, 2026

And in the tranter's slightly-cynical nature, party feeling was weaker than in the other members of the choir, though friendliness and faithful partnership still sustained in him a hearty earnestness on their account. During the afternoon unusual activity was seen to prevail about the precincts of tranter Dewy's house.

Thomas Hardy - Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school