pen-and-ink-ubus

But as Miss Ferdinand is at present weighed down by an incubus '-- Miss Twinkleton might have said a pen-and-ink-ubus of writing out Monsieur La Fontaine --

The Mystery of Edwin Drood Charles Dickens 1841

But as Miss Ferdinand is at present weighed down by an incubus "- Miss Twinkleton might have said a pen-and-ink-ubus of writing out Monsieur La Fontaine -" go to her, Rosa my dear, and tell her the penalty is remitted, in deference to the intercession of your guardian, Mr.Grewgious. "

The Mystery of Edwin Drood 1870