[Pg 54] means for the cure of ordinary diseases in a country neighborhood has acquired considerable skill, and done more good, and far less evil, than could have been anticipated.
— from Papers from Overlook-House by Frederic W. Beasley

Unconsciousness from long exposure to cold, he knew, resembled death, but warmth and care would often revive the fluttering spark.
— from 'Way Down East A Romance of New England Life by Lottie Blair Parker

He made a great effort to master himself, and finally he gave his evidence in these words: “I was driving in the woods when M. le Chevalier Hubert de Mauprat requested me to alight, and see what had become of his daughter, Edmee, who had been missing from the field long enough to cause him uneasiness.
— from Mauprat by George Sand

We had, however, the satisfaction of exposing the spy to the firm which employed him, and we were present on the platform of the Central Station when, two days later, having given up his rooms and packed his belongings, he left the Tyne-side for London, evidently to consult his travelling-inspector, "Henry Lewis."
— from Spies of the Kaiser: Plotting the Downfall of England by William Le Queux