M. Sabathier evinced no anger, but laughed, exhausted though he was by the handling to which he had been subjected during his removal from the carriage.
— from The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 2 by Émile Zola

This is to be effected not alone by legislative enactments, but also by a moral and religious influence.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 07, April 1868 to September, 1868 by Various

He could captivate them alike by lively fun and excellent nonsense, and by lucid explanations of the wonders of the world about which children love to hear.
— from Thomas Henry Huxley: A Character Sketch by Leonard Huxley

Isn’t that the best thing that can happen to anyone?” M. Sabathier evinced no anger, but laughed, exhausted though he was by the handling to which he had been subjected during his removal from the carriage.
— from The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Complete by Émile Zola