there-sitting

Updated: May 25, 2025

I don't believe that outside of the office and playing a little bum golf on Saturday he knows there's anything in the world to do except just keep sitting there-sitting there every night not wanting to go anywhere not wanting to do anything thinking us kids are crazy sitting there Lord!" If he was frightened by Ted's slackness, Babbitt was not sufficiently frightened by Verona. She was too safe.

Sinclair Lewis - Babbitt