Tight-lacing was not common in this time period, and indulged in only by the very fashionable.
So instead she went to work for one, so she could indulge her passion by proxy.
"A nice state of affairs when a man has to indulge his vices by proxy," he said dryly.
This is good exercise, regularly indulged in by critics as a way of purging the blood and avoiding the question plainly stated above.
And if they were committed to that departure date then there wasn't time to indulge in a conversation by signal to convince them, either.
The while we ate she watched us as if eating were a loathsome ritual indulged in only by the ignorant.
China or Germany) indulged them by lending enormous amounts.
Among the many bad habits indulged in by partners and opponents is sloppy holding of the cards.
"Nice state of affairs, isn't it," said Hepplethwaite, "when a man has to indulge his vices by proxy."
Sure, it bothered them if their men indulged in a little hanky-panky by the watering hole.