"There is nothing to be gained by hiding the fact that I am getting old, and I begin to feel that I would like to take my life a little more easily," he said.
— from For Jacinta by Harold Bindloss
“Oh, Mr. Calmour, can you not contrive to be a little more expeditious?” he said.
— from Well, After All-- by Frank Frankfort Moore
“We must tilt out a little more earth,” he said in a low tone, “very carefully now.”
— from Mrs. Vanderstein's jewels by Bryce, Charles, Mrs.
"Perhaps you had better be a little more explicit," he said.
— from The Slave of Silence by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White
"Strike a light, Master Eden," he said shortly, "and I'll find the lamp.
— from Highway Pirates; or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne by Harold Avery
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