unyoungsterlike

Updated: August 26, 2026

I had got my sea-legs aboard pretty well, but I confess that I felt very queer that morning in certain regions, ranging from the top of my head to the soles of my feet, and I doubt not looked very yellow in the cheeks, with every instant an irresistible drawing down of the mouth, and that worst of signs, a most unyoungsterlike disinclination to eat.

William Henry Giles Kingston - Will Weatherhelm: The Yarn of an Old Sailor