"But, dear, one cannot imagine some people ever finding anything romantic in life," said a voice, which, had it been translated into words would have said, "I know you are right, of course, and you will convince me at once, but in my present state of unenlightenment it seems to me that-" the voice, already low, became lower.
"The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him"
Paul Leicester Ford
"After all," reflected the accurate Katy, as though seeking an excuse for Madame de Treymes' unenlightenment, "we don't know many French people, either."
"Madame de Treymes"
Edith Wharton
And, as Mrs. Dressel bent on her a brow of unenlightenment-"Well, it doesn't matter: I only meant that I've always been afraid good clothes might keep my wings from sprouting!"
"The Fruit of the Tree"
Edith Wharton