un-anything

Updated: May 6, 2025

Say, sir, arn't it a bit what you may call it to take it away?" "A bit what?" "Well, sir, what do you grand folks call it when some one does what we're a-doing on?" "Unkind." "No, sir; it arn't an un-anything." "Cruel?" "No, sir. Cause you see a boat arn't a beast." "Oh, I don't know what you mean," I said impatiently. "Yes, it is an un-something; I forgot, sir.

George Manville Fenn - Blue Jackets: The Log of the Teaser