distinguished onyl by their sasheries and insignia

Mrs. Malaprop’s generally known axiom, “that it is as well to enter upon married life with a little aversion,” may, in some rare instances, have chanced to be verified. ¶ But contempt—could the severest, most blundering imaginist ever hope to realize the success of so very desperate an experiment?

He was labeled an Indian giver—someone who gives a gift only to ask for it back.

He fumbled his way to the light-switch.