M. Querini told her in our presence what he had just told Marcoline, and the duenna assured him that she would take the utmost care of the young lady.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

"And why does your mother say so?" "Because—because—nothing—" This reticence exasperated the curiosity of the young ladies, who crowded round little Giry, begging her to explain herself.
— from The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

When that good woman returned, the conversation in the kitchen was all upon the charms of the young lady.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

This ceremony over, the young ladies begun, very freely, to examine my dress, and to interrogate me concerning it.
— from Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Fanny Burney

The corpse of the young lady was much bruised and excoriated.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 by Edgar Allan Poe

“I cannot order these young ladies to leave my room, sir.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

Joannina, their daughter, and the sole heiress of their fortunes, was betrothed to Anastasius, the grandson, or rather the nephew, of the empress, 21 whose kind interposition forwarded the consummation of their youthful loves.
— 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

He died in the course of two years, leaving his widow pregnant with a son, who came into the world six months after the father’s death.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

And the king then gave to each half a kingdom, as he had said; and they lived very happily the rest of their days, and took good care of their father; and somebody took better care of the young lady, than to let either the dragon or one of the craftsmen have her again. H2 anchor LILY
— from Grimms' Fairy Tales by Wilhelm Grimm

I appeal to Mr. Darcy:—but let me not interrupt you, Sir.—You will not thank me for detaining you from the bewitching converse of that young lady, whose bright eyes are also upbraiding me."
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

"My dear children," he said, "I am going away, and have to leave you in the care of this young lady, Miss Edgeworth.
— from The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches of the Early Colonial Life of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, and Others Who Left Their Native Land and Never Returned by George Dunderdale

So long as he held aloof from the chamber of the young ladies, Madame de Navailles meddled not, but she kept her eye fixed upon all that she controlled.
— from Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Complete by Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, duc de

The plant was then brought into the house and kept in a north-east room, but at night there was no change in the curvature of the young leaves; so that previous exposure to a strong light is apparently requisite for the periodical change of curvature in the blade, and for the slight rising of the petiole.
— from The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Francis, Sir

"Let me relieve you, Mr. Gay, of the care of this young lady," he added offering his arm to Caroline—and in the next minute he had joined the promenade with the sweetest creature in the room by his side.
— from Home Lights and Shadows by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur

At that time, Stewart of Ardvoirlich shared the confidence of the young Lord by day, and his bed by night, when, about four or five days after the battle, Ardvoirlich, either from a fit of sudden fury or deep malice long entertained against his unsuspecting friend, stabbed Lord Kilpont to the heart, and escaped from the camp of Montrose, having killed a sentinel who attempted to detain him.
— from A Legend of Montrose by Walter Scott

Thence to the case of the young lady at The Poplars whom he was attending.
— from The Guardian Angel by Oliver Wendell Holmes

I can leave you safely under charge of this young lady,” said the doctor in a cheerful tone, bowing to May.
— from Won from the Waves by William Henry Giles Kingston

For the chance of ten, you lose a hundred and the ten too.
— from History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 15 by Thomas Carlyle

In face of the cumulative testimony we cannot believe that the choice of the yew, like that of the elm or ash, was merely casual; yet most of the trustworthy tradition respecting the tree has long since disappeared in a most extraordinary manner.
— from Byways in British Archaeology by Walter Johnson

"We are certainly obliged to you ladies for your kindness in finding our belongings, and [26] when we get our camp in order we hope you will come to see us.
— from Vacation with the Tucker Twins by Nell Speed