[58] It happened that the children had all met in the east parlor.
— from The House With Sixty Closets: A Christmas Story for Young Folks and Old Children by Frank Samuel Child

So sure is their aim, that in battle they can hit a man in the eye or in any other exposed part they choose.
— from The Life and Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Ogier Ghislain de Busbecq

Again not feeling clear, had a meeting in the evening, a memorable season of humbling contrition to most present.
— from Eli and Sibyl Jones, Their Life and Work by Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew) Jones

[190] When three or more tickets are placed in the field, the candidate having a majority in the electoral college may fall far short of a majority of the popular vote.
— from The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy by J. Allen (James Allen) Smith

I would certainly hang a man if the evidence of his being a murderer was as clear as the evidence that my bedroom contained a ghost.
— from The Hearts of Men by H. (Harold) Fielding

Coloring a little from the very shame of it, she continued, "How about making it Thursday evening?" "Delighted," cried Hoff, "and about Saturday's matinée--what haven't you seen?"
— from The Apartment Next Door by William Johnston

No, I could see that she did not; I could hear as much in the emphasis of the words, rapped out like swift hammer-strokes; and the old woman looked almost handsome in the flush of her indignation.
— from Memoirs of a Surrey Labourer: A Record of the Last Years of Frederick Bettesworth by George Sturt

Thursday afternoon gold closed at about 144, and the conspirators held a meeting in the evening to lay plans for the next day’s campaign.
— from The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, July, 1913 Vol. LXXXVI. New Series: Vol. LXIV. May to October, 1913 by Various