slow-and-stately

Updated: May 26, 2025

Sheldon had confided the care of his stepdaughter's interests, always reserving the chief power in his own hands. These gentlemen thought well of the young lady's prospects, and were handling the case in that slow and stately manner which marks the handling of such cases by eminent firms of the slow-and-stately class. Mr.

M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon - Charlotte's Inheritance