“When, Sir,” cried she, “do you mean to make your tour?” “Never!” cried he, with fervour, “unless banished by you , never!—no, loveliest Miss Beverley, I can now quit you no more!
— from Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 2 by Fanny Burney
Sidney, I hate to discuss this thing, for it has come between us and spoiled life for us both; but you have no right to depend on Mr. Thayer as you do.
— from The Dominant Strain by Anna Chapin Ray
It's a hard blow for us both; but you have grit enough for two, and here's a chance to prove it.
— from Captain Desmond, V.C. by Maud Diver
But all the same I have not forgotten—neither what you did, nor what was done for us both by your comrade of the White Water—by the way, have you heard from him lately?"
— from Patsy by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
Our captain did inspect her with glasses, and he said:— "My boys, she means to fight us, but be you not afraid; All hands repair to quarters, see everything is clear; We'll give him a broadside, my boys, as soon as she comes near."
— from A Study of Hawthorne by George Parsons Lathrop
I want to get my business fixed up before—” “Blake, you couldn't die if you wanted to.
— from The Story of a Doctor's Telephone—Told by His Wife by Ellen M. Firebaugh
I was beginning to pack enough for us both, but you'll have time to shove in a shirt and collar of your own if you jump straight into a hansom.
— from Mr. Justice Raffles by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
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