Hildebrand and his companion, who was no other than Don Rafaele, immediately entered the house, and were led by the servant to the library.
— from Hildebrand; or, The Days of Queen Elizabeth, An Historic Romance, Vol. 2 of 3 by Anonymous

I understood him to say that he had a double right in England to his works; one under a statute, and the other growing out of common law.
— from Recollections of Europe by James Fenimore Cooper

While the door resisted its efforts they had prudently kept quiet, but when it gave way, they expressed their very natural fears by the sounds which had reached the seamen’s ears.
— from The Three Midshipmen by William Henry Giles Kingston

He was vaguely surprised that a posse had not yet ridden into Showdown; for The Spider had said nothing of Houck and his men, and Pete was alert to that contingency, in that he had planned to slip quietly from the patio to the corral at the back, in case they did ride in, estimating that he would have time to saddle a horse and get away before they could search the premises, even if they went that far; and he doubted that they would risk that much without The Spider's consent.
— from The Ridin' Kid from Powder River by Henry Herbert Knibbs

The curtains were all drawn round it except the half curtain at the bottom, on the side of the bed furthest from the window.
— from The Queen of Hearts by Wilkie Collins

Again Donat replaced it, examining the hen-house 176 thoroughly and finding it quite perfect; as he was so engaged the wind puffed out his light, and he must grope back to the door a good deal shaken.
— from The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 18 by Robert Louis Stevenson