"Banteringly" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... his manner of serene indifference to the other's agitation. Still, his pen hurried over the paper; and he did not trouble to look up as he expostulated, half-banteringly. ...
— Within the Law - From the Play of Bayard Veiller • Marvin Dana
... Mme. Vauquer said half banteringly to him, "So those daughters of yours don't come to see you any more, eh?" meaning to imply her doubts as to his paternity; but Father Goriot shrank as if his hostess had touched him ...
— Father Goriot • Honore de Balzac |
