It was upon this hint that the Minister of War acted, executing a rare piece of drollery that so enlivened the tedium of the executive session.英文原著 · 《Cabbages and Kings》
"Well said," cried Don Sabas. Advancing to the mast he lowered the flag to the deck, where lay its too loyal supporter. Thus ended the Minister of War's little piece of after-dinner drollery, and by the same hand that began it.英文原著 · 《Cabbages and Kings》
sang Alan, with a queer face betwixt shame and drollery.英文原著 · 《Catriona》
"Fitton quizzed Phillips a little for the warmth of his eulogy, saying that he (Fitton) and others, who had Mr Lyell always with them, were in the habit of admiring and quarrelling with him every day, as one might do with a sister or cousin, whom one would only kiss and embrace fervently after a long absence. This seemed to be Mr Phillips' case, coming up occasionally from the provinces. Fitton then finished this drollery by charging me with not having done justice to Hutton, who he said was for gradual elevation.英文原著 · 《Darwin and Modern Science》
"I should hope not, or anything else. I must tell you how I DID have to smoke Mrs. Mumpson out at last," and he did so with so much drollery that she again yielded to irrepressible laughter.英文原著 · 《He Fell In Love With His Wife》