He was black in the face, as he strode off to make preparations for his departure; and the words "coward" and "poltroon," muttered Hissingly through his closed teeth, were not intended for the citizens who were jeering, but the sovereign who had exposed him to such overwhelming humiliation.
"The White Gauntlet"
Mayne Reid
Henley conducted Dave out of earshot of any one else before he turned to say, Hissingly: "Mister, you used an upstart's privilege of abusing your authority this afternoon."
"Dave Darrin's First Year at Annapolis"
H. Irving Hancock
Ootah raised his harpoon-it Hissingly cut the air.
"The Eternal Maiden"
T. Everett Harré