That there are astonishing experiences in store for all in search of new sensations will become apparent enough.
— from The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

She complied, and Clemence took her to the upper floor, where it was the pride of the Flemish housewife to keep a guest-chamber, absolutely neat, though very little furnished, and indeed seldom or never used; but she solicitously stroked the big bed, and signed to Grisell to lie down in the midst of pillows of down, above and below, taking off her hood, mantle, and shoes, and smoothing her down with nods and sweet smiles, so that she fell sound asleep.
— from Grisly Grisell; Or, The Laidly Lady of Whitburn: A Tale of the Wars of the Roses by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

Lastly, I would point out that the derivation of part of the muscular system from what appears as the splanchnopleure is quite intelligible on the assumed hypothesis, but, as far as I see, on no other.
— from The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 (of 4) Separate Memoirs by Francis M. (Francis Maitland) Balfour

I still believe that the play was immensely funny; I still believe that if it could once have got behind the footlights it would have continued to pack the house before them for an indefinite succession of nights.
— from Complete Project Gutenberg William Dean Howells Literature Essays by William Dean Howells

SCHUMP ( stooped for an infinitesimal stab of needle ):
— from Humoresque: A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It by Fannie Hurst

The Este now set themselves up as tyrants in Ferrara, and in spite of numerous wars maintained the dynasty for a great many years.
— from Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day by Ferdinand Gregorovius

From an intuitive sense of natural politeness she stood with crossed arms, and a slight smile on her dark and handsome countenance, until my companion had ceased, and then addressed us in the usual whining tone of supplication, with “Caballeritos, una limosita!
— from The Life of George Borrow by Clement King Shorter

Then just as we were wondering what else could happen, one night, without the slightest warning, the very birds migrated from the lagoon, carrying away with them the promise of future pillows, to say nothing of a mattress, and the Măluka was obliged to go far afield in search of non-migrating birds.
— from We of the Never-Never by Jeannie Gunn

"It is sufficient," said the intendant to his clerk; "undoubtedly there are no papers; but I must, before I go, interrogate this child who has been removed thus; but she will be frightened, and I shall obtain no answer from her, if we are so many, so let every body leave the cottage while I speak to her."
— from The Children of the New Forest by Frederick Marryat

North Carolina was at last a free and independent State, owing neither allegiance or fealty to any prince or power in the world.
— from School History of North Carolina : from 1584 to the present time by John W. (John Wheeler) Moore