But when the young man asks in a sullen tone about " that garage place" mentioned in the ad, Parvaneh looks him up and down carefully, nods drily, and asks what car he drives.
His aunt drily remarked that, at this rate, he would soon get through all the sights; but she could not guess — having lived always in Washington — how little the sights of Washington had to do with its interest.
" It was odd, though, to preach about it on Thanksgiving, " Miss Jackson opined; and her hostess drily rejoined: " Oh, he means us to give thanks for what's left."
They must both have suffered a great deal under such a system of secresy and concealment." " His sufferings, " replied Emma drily, " do not appear to have done him much harm.