"Leave it to me," he replied, his sparkle subsiding to a touch of huffiness.
"A Poached Peerage"
William Magnay
The honest truth was, and he faced it with placidity, that if things were not explained to Elizabeth, she might get huffy,-this was David's word; but David knew how to check that "huffiness"!
"The Iron Woman"
Margaret Deland
"My professional name, as I have had the honour and pleasure of explaining to you, is Lessie Lavigne, but in private"-the dignity of the speaker's tone is marred by its extreme huffiness-"in private I am Lady Beauvayse."
"The Dop Doctor"
Clotilde Inez Mary Graves