All his scruples were wound tight around his axle, and the more he gunned the engine, the more things were starting to smoke deep inside his head.
Evangellyfish, by Douglas Wilson, p. 80
All his scruples were wound tight around his axle, and the more he gunned the engine, the more things were starting to smoke deep inside his head.
Evangellyfish, by Douglas Wilson, p. 80
Out of Babel Books 
I’ve never heard it said quite like that. Nicely done.
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