How exactly-at these moments when she was not out on the links picking them off the turf with a midiron or engaged in one of those other healthful sports which tend to take the mind off its troubles-those words summed up her case.
"A Damsel in Distress"
Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
My partner didn't want to play at first because of the weather, but I persuaded him to go round, and I beat him by two up and four to play solely by relying on the brassy and midiron.
"The Shrieking Pit"
Arthur J. Rees