"Never mind our driving; we have had a fine time," Isabel retorted, with pettish tartness.
"From the Car Behind"
Eleanor M. Ingram
She shrank, wincing sensitively, from this rough criticism, but every member of the family had learned not to reply to the new Isabel's peevish tartness.
"From the Car Behind"
Eleanor M. Ingram
The altered look and tone of tartness in which this question was asked produced as sudden a change in Harry's conviction.
"Tales & Novels, Vol. IX [Contents: Harrington; Thoughts on Bores; Ormond]"
Maria Edgeworth