"Staleness" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... great dining-room the splendor of the morning was tainted with the staleness of last night's cigars, and, for a further flavor, sitting alone at the table, with his cap on his head and his cane on the tablecloth beside him, was Captain Hahn. The mess waiter, lurking near the door, looked scared and worried. He had slept ...
— Those Who Smiled - And Eleven Other Stories • Perceval Gibbon |
