Word: jesting
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...Half in jest, half in earnest, she said...
...that she is victorious, vaunt herself a moment on her prowess, and then add that, for numerous reasons, she must leave the Association." That such a proposition should come from a man careful of the honor of his College seems almost incredible. Surely, no one can say, except in jest, that such a position would be more honorable for Harvard; and on second thoughts even the proposer must acknowledge, that, if considered aside from the honor of the position, such a stand taken by Harvard cannot be to her advantage. If she waits to win a race, working...
...erewhile the jest in drinking...
...great advantages to be derived therefrom. It seems to me that this ungentlemanly custom has obtained far too great a foothold in college. In some circles a man's actions, good or bad, his words, and even his dress, are the objects of sharp ridicule and thoughtless jest, which often scarce conceal the bad feeling beneath. A number of men move in a fixed groove, and any one who chooses to pursue his course without that groove becomes the object of unmerciful badgering from his more conventional companions. They do not stop to ask whether their friend's conduct...