After the benediction, when the congregation began to disperse, the usual neighborly greetings took place in the yard.
"Her Mother's Secret"
Emma D. E. N. Southworth
In the country, and in the winter, when clouds, and rain, and snow prevail, and with bad weather they have worse roads, and no interchange of neighborly courtesies, and all within the house is still, silent and depressing, the absence of the friend is felt far more deeply.
"Her Mother's Secret"
Emma D. E. N. Southworth
I thought young Bosworth was something more than a neighborly cavalier; a fine young fellow, Miss Hyde, and a catch, isn't he?
"Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life"
Ann S. Stephens