For this little school of Machiavellian apes the hopes of a successful escape lie in the abandonment of their friends.
— from The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness by Victor Hugo

» Escrita la precedente carta, [83-5] el insigne jurisconsulto pasó a la cocina, donde su mujer estaba haciendo calceta y cuidando el puchero, y díjole las siguientes expresiones en tono muy áspero 15 y desabrido, después de echarle en la falda las ocho monedas de a cuatro duros que ya conocemos: —Encarnación, [83-6] ahí tienes: compra más trigo, que va a subir en los meses mayores, [83-7] y procura que lo midan bien.
— from Novelas Cortas by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

In order to complete his victory, he was in the act of recommencing the enumeration of the rewards, when Magua made an expressive gesture and said: “Enough; Le Renard is a wise chief, and what he does will be seen.
— from The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper

On the following day Necténabo assembled all his friends, and said to them, "Is it to be borne that such a pigmy of a man, such an abortion, should enable Lycerus to gain the prize and vanquish me?"
— from The Fables of La Fontaine Translated into English Verse by Walter Thornbury and Illustrated by Gustave Doré by Jean de La Fontaine

He addressed several edifying letters to the emperor Philip, to his wife, and to his mother; and as soon as that prince, who was born in the neighborhood of Palestine, had usurped the Imperial sceptre, the Christians acquired a friend and a protector.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

Athens perhaps misused her power; and Sparta took up the task with great professions, but in a spirit even less acceptable to the Greek world than that of Athens; and by the peace of Antalcidas ( B.C. 387) the issue of the hundred xlvi years’ struggle with Persia left one of the fairest portions of Hellas permanently separated from the main body.
— from The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Polybius

[Clark, July 10, 1804] July 10th Tuesday Set out this morning with a view to Land near the fire Seen last night, & recornetre, but Soon discovered that our men were at the fire, they were a Sleep early last evening, and from the Course of the Wind which blew hard, their yells were not heard by party in the perogue, a mistake altogether-.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

The directions given me by another Pawang commenced with a charm for emboldening the dogs, after which the account proceeds:— “When you have finished (the charm referred to), take seven steps forward, leaving the toils behind you, and standing erect, look forward and call as follows:— “O all ye Saids (lawful descendants of the Prophet), Unto you, my Lords, belong the Deer, Si Lambaun was the origin of the Deer, Si Lanang is their Herdsman, Drive ye the Deer into our toils.
— from Malay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat

The sputtering of the candles, the brilliant light, the gorgeous dresses, the officers, the numbers of gay, happy faces, and a special ethereal look in Masha, everything together—the surroundings and the words of the wedding prayers—moved me to tears and filled me with triumph.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

What I dreaded was, that in some unlucky hour I, being at my grimiest and commonest, should lift up my eyes and see Estella looking in at one of the wooden windows of the forge.
— from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

"Yes, with a distinct motive," he said; then, after a pause, he added, with a strange, earnest look in his dark eyes, "Pardon me, Signor Commendatore, if I presume to suggest something, will you not?" "Certainly.
— from The Czar's Spy: The Mystery of a Silent Love by William Le Queux

I don’t make theze remarks tew injure the feelings ov thoze who hav sot their pheelings on parrotts, or pets ov enny kind, for i kant help but think that a person who gives up their time and tallents tew pets, even a sore eyed lap dorg, displays grate nobility ov karakter.
— from The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Josh Billings

As she entered, Leopold quickly retired into the background, and kept himself concealed from view; for he was affianced to this same fair princess, and knew that ruin awaited him should he be discovered by her in the Jewish household.
— from Stories from the Operas by Gladys Davidson

She felt, too, that with the maiden hesitancy something else had gone, at all events in a great degree; something that it troubled her to miss; namely, that winning persuasiveness which had been one of the characteristics that made Adela so entirely lovable.
— from Demos by George Gissing

" She asked it frankly; not archly at all, but with a sudden earnest look that seemed to hold some sadness; and before the Commandant could reply this sadness grew and became so real that he wondered at his having doubted it at first glance.
— from Major Vigoureux by Arthur Quiller-Couch

Silver passed between them, and something else, less tangible, something which lighted a sudden flame of hope in the hopeless face.
— from Our Square and the People in It by Samuel Hopkins Adams