"Wordily" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... medium—oil, water, or distemper) the boiled leg of mutton, not overdone; the mashed turnips; the mealy potato; the caper-sauce. He would imitate the action of the carver and the sound of the carving-knife making its first keen cut while the hot pink gravy runs down the sides. Then he would wordily paint a French roast chicken and its rich brown gravy and its water-cresses; the pommes sautees; the crisp, curly salade aux fines herbes! And Lady Caroline, still hungry, would laugh till her eyes watered, ...
— The Martian • George Du Maurier |
