"Whity-brown" Quotes from Famous Books
... pocket a little green-leather sheath, worn at the edges to whity-brown, and out of that a pair of spectacles, unconsciously looking round the room for a moment as she did so, as if to ensure that no stranger saw her in the act of using them. Here a weakness was uncovered at once; it was a small, pretty, and natural ... — The Hand of Ethelberta • Thomas Hardy |