'I must be going,' said Mrs Eggelby, in a tone which had been thoroughly sterilised of even perfunctory regret.


Beasts and Super-Beasts (1914) 'Clovis on Parental Responsibilities'


'I must be going,' said Mrs Eggelby, in a tone which had been thoroughly sterilised of even perfunctory regret.

'I must be going,' said Mrs Eggelby, in a tone which had been thoroughly sterilised of even perfunctory regret.

'I must be going,' said Mrs Eggelby, in a tone which had been thoroughly sterilised of even perfunctory regret.

'I must be going,' said Mrs Eggelby, in a tone which had been thoroughly sterilised of even perfunctory regret.