sniffiness

Updated: May 4, 2025

Mr. Boltt said, and there was some sniffiness in his tones. He was accustomed to lengthy reviews on the day of publication, and it annoyed him to think that there was some one in the world, some one, too, with whom he was acquainted, who did not know that the publication of one of his books was an event. "I can't think how you writing chaps keep it up," said Jimphy.

St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine - Changing Winds: A Novel