vertebracious

Updated: May 4, 2025

"I'm tired of the end elevation." "Eh?" said Mr. Rumbold, frankly puzzled. "Of all the vertebracious animals man alone raises his face to the sky, O' Man. Well, why invert it?" Rumbold shook his head with a helpless expression. "Don't like so much Arreary Pensy." Rumbold distressed in utter obscurity. "In fact, I'm sick of your turning your back on me, see?" A great light shone on Rumbold.

H. G. (Herbert George) Wells - The History of Mr. Polly