The effect was such as might have satisfied even Captain Corbet, with all his mystery.
— from The Boys of Grand Pré School Illustrated by James De Mille

"Y' bet it, an' Mr. Hampton spent every cent he had in buyin' the land before he let on he had found the coal.
— from Jess of the Rebel Trail by H. A. (Hiram Alfred) Cody

Nicol was there, and made him some excited communication, pointing to the inner door.
— from The Rhymer by Allan McAulay

"Yes," replied the queen; "a mother has sacrificed everything, certainly."
— from The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" by Alexandre Dumas

He looked up and met her surprised eyes, coolly composedly.
— from Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters: A Novel by May Agnes Fleming

It proved to the whole world our desire of accommodation, and must have satisfied every candid federalist on that head.
— from Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 by Thomas Jefferson

An' mebbe he saved 'em, 'cause he believed he was goin' to do it.
— from The Scouts of Stonewall: The Story of the Great Valley Campaign by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler