But young blood must have movement in some way, and may I ask,"—here Mother Bækken laid one fore-finger upon the other—"have they any way of amusing themselves, if they must not dance, and not slide, and not toboggan?"
— from One of Life's Slaves by Jonas Lie

In any event, from now on, we will post ourselves on sentry duty at night so as not to be taken by surprise in the event of any malefactors attacking us."
— from The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings by Margaret Burnham

It was admirable practice, no doubt, and neither scientific analysis nor the study of technical methods is to be despised; but the interest of the public, after all, is in what an artist does, not in how he learns to do it.
— from Artist and Public, and Other Essays on Art Subjects by Kenyon Cox

One gallon of gasoline was used per hour, and the mixing was carried on day and night so as not to give the concrete time to set.
— from Concrete Construction: Methods and Costs by Halbert Powers Gillette