If we look, only at the immediate object, the means were well chosen and justified by the result, for the Archduke was so inferior in numbers that he only made a show of resistance on the Tagliamento, and when he saw his adversary so strong and resolute, yielded ground, and left open the passages, of the Norican Alps.
— from On War — Volume 1 by Carl von Clausewitz

Finally he stepped back, cracked a solemn smile, and remarked, "You do look rather odd!"
— from Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative by Harry Kemp

He paused a moment, took M. Lannefranque's hand, and pressed it, saying to him with a sad smile, "Au revoir; you will soon see us again, perhaps.
— from Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Complete by Louis Constant Wairy

"Not at all, I am sure she already regards you as a friend; so does Sir Lester," said Jack.
— from The Second String by Nat Gould

Ladies and lovers look their last, the flounces rise in pyramids, the prayer-carpets are rolled up, and with a silken sweep and rush, Youth, Beauty, and Fashion forsake the church, where Piety has hardly been, and go home to breakfast.
— from A Trip to Cuba by Julia Ward Howe

"The following day, when I teased him a little because of his defeat, he smiled a sly smile and remarked: "'Yes, but I won a franc from him, the big stupid animal.
— from The Continental Classics, Volume XVIII., Mystery Tales Including Stories by Feodor Mikhailovitch Dostoyevsky, Jörgen Wilhelm Bergsöe and Bernhard Severin Ingemann by Various

“You must go to church and Sunday School and read your Bible and pray every night and give to missions,” said Una.
— from Rainbow Valley by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery