trembling-lipped

Updated: May 26, 2025

There was no desperado there: only a fresh-faced, trembling-lipped servant, sitting on the edge of her bed, with a quilt around her shoulders and the empty revolver at her feet. We were victorious, but no conquered army ever beat such a retreat as ours down the tower stairs and into the refuge of the living-room.

Mary Roberts Rinehart - The Man in Lower Ten