"abricot" hidden in books

after being recalled in consequence of the

[ Octavia was first sent away to Campania, under a guard of soldiers, and after being recalled, in consequence of the remonstrances of the people, by whom she was beloved, Nero banished her to the island of Pandataria.]
— from The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete by Suetonius

a big responsibility in case Oh the

“I don't know,” she quavered, “and it's a big responsibility in case—” “Oh, the devil take the case!”
— from The Valley of the Giants by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne

all be right in course of time

It will all be right in course of time—adieu!"
— from The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I by Jules Lermina

above Baton Rouge it came on to

But on the second day, when I was still some hundred miles from it, a little above Baton Rouge, it came on to blow fresh, and the wind caused such a swell in the river, that I could no longer keep my little craft free of water; indeed it was not without great effort and difficulty that I was able to reach the shore.
— from Wild Sports in the Far West by Friedrich Gerstäcker

as being reduced in consequence of the

The October imports, which Mr Gladstone considers as being reduced in consequence of the good harvest at home, would, if spread over the year, amount to 1,848,000 quarters—being very little less than the average amount imported from 1836 to 1840, when we had five bad or indifferent seasons in succession.
— from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, No. 411, January 1850 by Various

and be ready in case of trouble

I could stay in the vinta, and be ready in case of trouble."
— from The Pirates of Shan: A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin

a brilliant reputation in consequence of the

He gradually acquired a brilliant reputation in consequence of the numerous chemical papers which he successively published, each of which usually contained a new chemical fact, of more or less importance, deduced from a set of experiments generally satisfactory and convincing.
— from The History of Chemistry, Volume 1 (of 2) by Thomas Thomson

an Bob Roberson is chief of the

I fixes the time of this story easy as bein’ that eepock when Jim East an’ Bob Pierce is sheriffs of the Panhandle, with headquarters in Tascosa, an’ Bob Roberson is chief of the LIT ranch.
— from The Black Lion Inn by Alfred Henry Lewis

a boy ran in crying out that

He could not help smiling at his being witness incognito to various schemes for outwitting the agents, and defrauding the landlord; but, on a sudden, the scene was changed; a boy ran in, crying out, that “St. Dennis was riding down the hill into the town; and, if you would not have the licence,” said the boy, “take care of yourself, Brannagan.”
— from Tales and Novels — Volume 06 by Maria Edgeworth

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