Scrooge ran to the window. Outside, the air was full of spirits, all wearing chains like Marley's ghost, all crying miserably as they realized, too late, the terrible mistakes that they had made in their lives.
ALICE WINKLER: It was Roy Raymond, the owner of Victoria's Secret, which was, at the time, a local chain of six stores and a catalog business. Sales of lingerie had been good, but the business was failing miserably.
From the moment you told me what Andrew had done and what Sam was threatening to do, I saw this as a test, and I hoped with all my heart that you would pass it, but you have failed miserably.
Susan Bones, whose uncle, aunt and cousins had all died at the hands of one of the ten, said miserably during Herbology that she now had a good idea what it felt like to be Harry.
I started that way with just one hive and failed miserably the first year, so after a few years of failure, I finally succeeded and kind of took off from there.
And even though I was hopeful throughout the dinner that my mother would somehow see Rich's kindness, his sense of humor and charm, I knew he had failed miserably in her eyes.