There were endless questions to be asked and answered on both sides; but at last Dab yawned a very sleepy yawn, and said, "Ford, you've had your nap.
— from Dab Kinzer: A Story of a Growing Boy by William O. Stoddard

“But at least, dear young lady,” he went on piteously, “believe me that I have the grace to abhor myself.
— from A Foregone Conclusion by William Dean Howells

“But,” protested Piper, “it had to be a live dog, you know; it couldn’t be anything else.”
— from Oakdale Boys in Camp by Morgan Scott

The streets of the upper town are connected by bridges; and when you stand upon one [Pg 158] of these bridges, and look down, you see a street instead of a river below, with ranges of strange and antique-looking buildings on each side, for banks, and a current of men, women, and children flowing along, instead of water.
— from Rollo in Scotland by Jacob Abbott

I kick myself for my boldness and self-confidence; but at least, dear, you shall not be worried.
— from An Unknown Lover by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.

Still I must own to being a little disappointed, you were satisfied with the way your business was done last time.
— from Finger Posts on the Way of Life by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur

[254] Janet Brugh was rather more emphatic: 'Sathan desired you to be his servant whilk ye willingly promised to be and likeways desired you to renounce your baptism whilk ye willingly did.'
— from The Witch-cult in Western Europe: A Study in Anthropology by Margaret Alice Murray