A few months later, on 13th January 1886, the end came suddenly to the elder, from the effects of an accident at his own door.[71] It may be doubted if Yule ever really got over the shock of this loss, though he went on with his work as usual, and served that year as a Royal Commissioner on the occasion of the Indian and Colonial Exhibition of 1886.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

Don’t deny it, you eleemosynary rascal, don’t deny it.”
— from Rope by Holworthy Hall

"Because I have never seen you read anything but newspapers since we were married, and I doubt if you ever read a whole book through in your life."
— from Under One Flag by Richard Marsh

"It would be droll if you ever recognised that woman you saw, Percival," said one of the young men.
— from A Widow's Tale, and Other Stories by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

On one side they behold mercy, in spotless, unmingled white; and on the other side they behold judgment, darker, indeed, yet equally resplendent.
— from The Parables of Our Lord by William Arnot

The next thing that happens after you have done a noble deed is, you either regard it as a reward of virtue or as a punishment [63] for having been foolish.
— from The Melting of Molly by Maria Thompson Daviess

The next thing that happens after you have done a noble deed is, you either regard it as a reward of virtue or as a punishment for having been foolish.
— from The Melting of Molly by Maria Thompson Daviess

All the summer I have felt the wish and cherished the intention to join you for a brief period at the seaside; nor do I yet entirely relinquish the purpose, though its fulfilment must depend on my father's health.
— from Charlotte Brontë: A Monograph by T. Wemyss (Thomas Wemyss) Reid

"It is a shrine that holds the jewel that should be dearest in your eyes," returned Peter; "haste, and arrest the spoiler's hand."
— from Rookwood by William Harrison Ainsworth