But neither Charles Hayter's feelings, nor anybody's feelings, could interest her, till she had a little better arranged her own.
— from Persuasion by Jane Austen

Graham looked after her a little baffled, a little puzzled; his eye was on her a good deal during the rest of the evening, but she did not seem to notice him.
— from Villette by Charlotte Brontë

It could not be to your disadvantage; for I find it had no small weight with him in your favour; and I should take great pleasure to read all his stratagems, attempts, contrivances, menaces, and offers to you, on one hand, and all your pretty counter-plottings, which he much praises; your resolute resistance, and the noble stand you have made to preserve your virtue; and the steps by which his pride was subdued, and his mind induced to honourable love, till you were made what you now are: for it must be a rare and uncommon story; and will not only give me great pleasure in reading, but will entirely reconcile me to the step he has taken: and that, let me tell you, is what I never thought to be; for I had gone a great way in bringing about a match with him and Lady Betty—; and had said so much of it, that the earl, her father, approved of it: and so did the Duke of ——, her uncle; and Lady Betty herself was not averse: and now I shall be hunted to death about it; and this has made me so outrageous as you have seen me upon the matter.
— from Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson

It was obvious, now, that the whale had at length become aware of his pursuers.
— from Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville

She began slowly, walking up and down the room, her head a little bent, and that slim, supple figure of hers swaying gently as she walked.
— from The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

After having paid the compliment of the morning, Fathom begged pardon for having omitted to visit her during three days, in which, he said, his time had been wholly engrossed in procuring a proper equipage for Count Melvil, who had at last bid an eternal adieu to the island of Great Britain.
— from The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete by T. (Tobias) Smollett

But he did not give up speaking till every poor man in England had a larger, better, and cheaper loaf.
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden

11 Besides the hospital of Manila, they had an infirmary at Cavite for the native mariners and shipbuilders, a hospital at Los Baños, another in the city of Nueva Caceras.
— from A History of the Philippines by David P. Barrows

Nelson , Horatio, afterward Lord, British Admiral, tactics at the battle of the Nile, 10 ; Trafalgar campaign, 11 , 23 (note), 527 , 532 , 533 ; tactics at Trafalgar, 12 , 354 , 459 ; enforces Navigation Act, 60 , 251 ; orders at Trafalgar, 112 , 434 ; at battle of Cape St. Vincent, 157 , 355 , 368 ; celebrated sayings of, 185 , 362 , 435 , 525 , 527 , 532 ; attachment of subordinates to, 267 ; position assumed by him in battle, 353-358 .
— from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

It was such a queer-looking dog, with such a big head and long body, and a face like that of an old Scotchman.
— from The Dogs of Boytown by Walter A. (Walter Alden) Dyer

For I love my old friends, and had rather that they Should partake of our feast, than the idle and gay, Who flutter about without object or reason, Just live for an hour, and last but a season.”
— from The Emperor's Rout by Unknown

“Well, you’re all here!” said he at length, breaking away to shake hands with Alex and Moise, who smiled very happily also, now coming up the bank.
— from The Young Alaskans on the Trail by Emerson Hough

While thus she stood, staring puzzledly at Judd, Jesse faced her, and, bringing his heels together with a click, made her a low bow accompanied by a sweeping cross-wise gesture with his cap of fur.
— from The Eddy: A Novel of To-day by Clarence Louis Cullen

He has a club in his hand, and looks back and about him as he shuts the door.
— from Shadows of Shasta by Joaquin Miller

The country houses are low and mostly thatched, the roof being often covered with soil, and are not infrequently rendered attractive with blooming heather and little blue and pink blossoms planted by Nature's hand,—the hieroglyphics in which she writes her impromptu poetry.
— from Foot-prints of Travel; Or, Journeyings in Many Lands by Maturin Murray Ballou

Nevertheless it took a week more of haggling and lobbying before acceptable terms of sale could be agreed upon.
— from The United States of America, Part 1: 1783-1830 by Edwin Erle Sparks

It was some days before the smart of this wound was entirely gone, but it may be said that in time it healed and left but a slight scar at the lower end of the nose, although John for some days went about with a handkerchief tied about his face.
— from The Young Alaskans by Emerson Hough