sort-of-vochy

Updated: June 9, 2025

The last day Peggy was home, at the table, they were chaffing Aunt Elizabeth about him, the way grown-ups do, instead of talking about the facts of life and different kinds of horse-feed, which is important in the winter. And I heard mother say in a "sort-of-vochy" tone to Peggy: "They really seem to be fond of each other. Perhaps there may be an engagement to write you about, Peggy."

Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews - The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors