A warning to avoid flippancy in future was, however, the worst that happened to him.
Mrs. Thrale rallied him, soothed him, coaxed him, and if she sometimes provoked him by her flippancy, made ample amends by listening to his reproofs with angelic sweetness of temper.
Perhaps you could answer with a little less flippancy this time.
On the other hand, purchasing one of these suitcases may actually help to curb some of that flippancy and be a wonderful gift for a child.
Mrs Thrale rallied him, soothed him, coaxed him, and if she sometimes provoked him by her flippancy, made ample amends by listening to his reproofs with angelic sweetness of temper.