[61] “A gross error!” rejoined Simoun.
— from The Reign of Greed by José Rizal

But what if these I think are ghosts, espíritus reales son are real spirits, that dwell apart, que por celestial empleo sent from the heavenly hosts llaman a mi corazón! to visit my heart!
— from Don Juan Tenorio by José Zorrilla

And the curtain falls as Gustaf exclaims: "Really, she loves him too!
— from August Strindberg, the Spirit of Revolt: Studies and Impressions by L. (Lizzy) Lind-af-Hageby

When the captains of industry have thoroughly organized production, and got everything running smoothly, it will be very easy for him to eliminate the profits by stepping in and having the thing run for himself.
— from War of the Classes by Jack London

"Behold yonder the woman who was my wife, with her orange skirt and gold embroidered red stockings—behold her on the arm of that bandit with the black hair.
— from The Poniard's Hilt; Or, Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres by Eugène Sue

however eccentric they may be; one evening the fancy seized me to possess her in the middle of the salon, with all the candles lighted, the fire blazing on the hearth, the chairs arranged in a circle as if for a grand evening reception, she, in a toilette de bal with her bouquet and her fan, all her diamonds on her fingers and her neck, feathers in her hair—the most magnificent costume imaginable—and I dressed like a bear; she consented.—When everything was ready, the servants were greatly surprised to receive orders to close the doors and admit no one; they acted as if they had not the slightest comprehension of what it all meant, and went away with a dazed look that made us laugh heartily.
— from Mademoiselle de Maupin, Volume 1 (of 2) by Théophile Gautier

“This would make a good educational reel,” suggested Blake, as he spread his legs to maintain his balance against the rocking motion of the boat.
— from The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast Or, Showing Up the Perils of the Deep by Victor Appleton

Colonel McRae, who succeeded to the command after General Early retired, states in his report that he sent to General Hill for reënforcements in order to advance, and in reply received an order to retire: that his men were holding the enemy to his shelter in such way that they were not at all suffering, but, when he commenced retiring, the enemy rose and fired upon his men, doing the greatest damage that was done.
— from The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 2 by Jefferson Davis

The effect is very small, and not thoroughly proved; but, so far as it goes, the evidence points to a greatly extended rare solar atmosphere, which rubs some energy out of it at every perihelion passage.
— from Pioneers of Science by Lodge, Oliver, Sir