Then replied Kai Lung, after a space of thought: "Not ineptly is it written: 'When the leading carriage is upset the next one is more careful,' and Ming-shu has taken the proverb to his heart.
"Kai Lung's Golden Hours"
Ernest Bramah Commentator: Hilaire Belloc
Thereupon Wang Ho returned the money to his inner sleeve, ineptly remarking that when the sun rose it was futile to raise a lantern to the sky to guide the stars.
"Kai Lung's Golden Hours"
Ernest Bramah Commentator: Hilaire Belloc
Vaniman was on his feet while Wagg was rising; the guard's slow mind was operating ineptly on his muscles.
"When Egypt Went Broke"
Holman Day