Ivy waved her wet handkerchief, as much as to say 'words cannot possibly articulate my profound distress'. Then, because Ivy never settled for meaningful gestures when verbal embellishments could compound the effect, she said, "Words cannot possibly articulate my profound distress.
Gail CarrigerAh, Lady Maccon, how lovely. I did wonder when you would track us down.โ โI was unavoidably delayed by husbands and Ivys,โ explained Alexia. โThese things, regrettably, are bound to occur when one is married and befriended.
Gail Carriger