But her assertion soon proved its truth. That very evening I met both the Duc de Joyeuse and Mademoiselle Guerchy;—a slight embarrassment on his part, a little air of triumphant impertinence on hers, and an affected but insolentcommiseration from Mademoiselle de Guise, told the whole.
The departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and lastcommiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.
2016 September 6, Timothy Stanley, “How Phyllis Schlafly gave us Sarah Palin”, inCNN[1]:
The death of anti-feminist activist Phyllis Schlafly on Monday broughtcommiserations from the GOP ticket. Donald Trump tweeted that she was “truly great.” Mike Pence called her “the First Lady of the Conservative Movement.” Pence wasn’t exaggerating.
