"Ye mustn't mind Jacksey," said Rice, sycophantically edging to her side, "he's so cut up with losin' your father that he loved like a son, he isn't himself, and don't seem to know whether to ante up or pass out.
"Openings in the Old Trail"
Bret Harte
"Good morning, dear one," she said sycophantically.
"Miss Mapp"
Edward Frederic Benson
"Such a lovely fur coat," said Miss Mapp sycophantically.
"Miss Mapp"
Edward Frederic Benson