Bayard he was driftin' through the door, gazin' absentminded at the envelope, like he was figurin' on how much he could grab off at the first swipe.
I finds myself gazin' absentminded at this slim, stoop-shouldered gent in the corner.
But how will you bear an absentminded man who, if he happens to see you, will kill you?
I fought with the colours for king and country in the absentminded war under general Gough in the park and was disabled at Spion Kop and Bloemfontein, was mentioned in dispatches.