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He is at Sorrento now, and chaffingly condoles with me on the remote prospects of a continental trip, at any rate on his account.

From Windyridge by Riley, W.

And I added, a little chaffingly, in my turn, "But don't you think that you were humbugged a bit yourself, on this occasion?"

From The Confessions of Arsène Lupin by Leblanc, Maurice

But he answered chaffingly: "Possibly—just possibly—the resources of the Constitution——" The bell of the front door sounded audibly in the morning-room in which they were.

From Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House by Hope, Anthony

“Ain’t we grand!” sang out Dad, chaffingly, when I presently reappeared below in all the glory of my new uniform as a naval cadet.

From Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant by Greene, John B.

The words "incredible romantic pretences" refer chaffingly to Manning's application to Napoleon for liberty to return to England two or three years previously.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)