The man had shifty, furtive eyes, set rather deep beneath an overhanging forehead, lined cheeks, and a clean-shaven heavy jaw; Mary, with sallow face, light eyes, and disordered hair sat opposite him, evidently apprehensive.
— from Border Ghost Stories by Howard Pease
A little way from London, England, at Denmark Hill, looking toward the Crystal Palace, is a mansion which is fit for royalty.
— from Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous by Sarah Knowles Bolton
I don’t mind your money so much, Phil, for it would be a partnership affair between two pals, but I am not crawling all over town begging for loans, especially after Dalton has had his say.
— from The Spoilers of the Valley by Robert Watson
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