Anything that she did, or tried to do, would inevitably, if not rightly and properly, be Misconstrued.
"Peccavi"
E. W. Hornung
For Mr. Pickwick "put into the box" would have clearly shown that all that had been thus Misconstrued, was his proposal for engaging a valet, which was to have been that very morning.
"Bardell v. Pickwick"
Percy Fitzgerald
Ella was diffident; surely this could not be Misconstrued.
"The Bridal March; One Day"
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson