Thus, the picture of a lion, which at first stood for the whole sound labo , the Egyptian name of lion, in course of time stood only for l , the initial sound of the word; an owl first stood for mu , then for m ; a water-jug stood first for nen , then for n , its initial letter.
— from Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics by King, James, Vicar of St. Mary's, Berwick-upon-Tweed

No one made any special effort to engage either Ned or Laurie in conversation, perhaps because the returning youths had so much to talk about among themselves.
— from The Turner Twins by Ralph Henry Barbour