Word: flashly
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...flash of your wit of steel...
...Confound this sofa, wish it wouldn't sway so," - pause - smile - "how absurd, sofa don't sway, how can it? Contrary to all laws of nature. I know what it is, it's this poor, miserable head of mine; trouble's here, sofa's all right." This momentary flash of intelligence overcomes me, and I fall into a blissful doze. "Click, click," goes the letter box. I start up suddenly, exclaim viciously, and stagger mechanically towards the door. "Suppose it's another postal for my chum announcing meeting of St. Paul's or Natural History Societies. No, by Jove...
Through the curtained windows flash...
...away. There were lights ahead, a passenger train, hurrah! death is close after them; the train goes fast, but I fly like the wind. See, there is a station, they will have a rare show. But the engine staggers and stops, the wheels shoot fire from the track; they flash lights in my eyes and drag me howling from the cab; and see, tangled in the driving-wheel is the thing that stopped my glorious race, - a human...
...gagged by. You are too flash by half...