would-be-humorous

Updated: May 4, 2025

Now they took advantage of the general disappointment to make sarcastic and would-be-humorous remarks loud enough for the majestic occupant of the decorated carriage to hear. "Seems to me," said Thoph Black, "that them flags ought to be ha'f mast. That craft's in distress." "S-sh-h!" counciled his companion, another Come-Outer. "Don't be irreverent. Look who's cruisin' under 'em.

Joseph Crosby Lincoln - Keziah Coffin