Yet the man who had gone out upon the port craneline-the one who had bungled with the lighting of his flare-was still where we had left him; though his light was burning now but dimly.
"The Ghost Pirates"
William Hope Hodgson
Only in one respect had he not bungled.
"The Devil's Garden"
W. B. Maxwell
"Twice," said Mr. Swann, lying on his back and apparently addressing the ceiling, "twice I have given this young man invaluable assistance, and each time he has bungled."
"At Sunwich Port, Complete"
W.W. Jacobs