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But Rosa Alfari said eagerly, “Lord, child, will you go with me?
— from The Miracles of Antichrist: A Novel by Selma Lagerlöf
Sir Edgar Vincent becomes Baron d'Abernon ; Major-General Brocklehurst , Baron Ranksborough , and Sir Edward Lyell , Baron Lyell .
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 22, 1914 by Various
Brad rose and stood erect, legs apart, fists on hips, fury pouring out in his body language.
— from The Universe — or Nothing by Meyer Moldeven
Jo was the most beautiful little girl Maggie had ever seen—she had fluffy, shining, tangled hair; her pale face was not thin, but round and smooth; each little feature was delicate and chiseled; the lips were little rosebuds; the [Pg 72] eyes had that serene light which you never see except in the faces of those children who have been taught patience through suffering.
— from The Little Princess of Tower Hill by L. T. Meade
Phil carefully washed out the gash on the head into which the dust and grit of the road had been rubbed, and stripping enough linen from the sleeve of his shirt to make a bandage, carefully bound up the wound.
— from The Radio Boys Under the Sea; or, The Hunt for Sunken Treasure by J. W. Duffield
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