Of course, though, according to Mr. Smith, this unfortunate man may have been a "Pestal-ent person," we are not expected to believe the crime for which he was executed was only that of neglecting to ask the Czar's consent to his marriage.
"John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1"
William Powell Frith
Decent people don't make such exhibitions of themselves in a salon."
"Monsieur Cherami"
Charles Paul de Kock
Decent, too, as drinking-places go.
"In Wild Rose Time"
Amanda M. Douglas