"A soldier should do his duty," quickly returned Sir George."
— from Heiress of Haddon by W. E. (William Elliott) Doubleday

MELLOT—Whom should I find when I went home, but Campbell? I told him all; and he says that you and everybody have done quite right, so I suppose you have; and that I am quite right in trying to get out to the East, so I shall do it.
— from Two Years Ago, Volume I by Charles Kingsley

Berlioz made exquisite use of it in his “Harold Symphony,” practically making a dramatis persona of it, for in the score a solo viola represents the melancholy wanderer; and in his “Don Quixote,” Richard Strauss assigns to the instrument an equally important rôle.
— from How to Appreciate Music by Gustav Kobbé

"The padre has done quite right," said the corregidor, "and it may be that it was by heaven's providence, to the end that Andrew's execution might be postponed; for married to Preciosa he shall assuredly be, but first the banns must be published, and thus time will be gained, and time often works a happy issue out of the worst difficulties.
— from The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Let us suppose we follow the author while he runs it over, which he does quite rapidly, since there are no blotted lines, but only here and there a comma to be inserted.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 20, June, 1859 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various

“And he did quite right,” said Dr. Townsend, noticing the ghastly pallor of Paul's face.
— from Paul Prescott's Charge by Alger, Horatio, Jr.

She wondered to herself now if she had done quite right; she could not help thinking that if she had one penny she could buy a smoked herring, which, with a bit of bread and tea, would make a comfortable supper for her mother, which she could relish.
— from The Carpenter's Daughter by Susan Warner

"And looking at the affair from Ishmael's point of view, I think you have done quite right, sir," said Mr. Brudenell.
— from Self-Raised; Or, From the Depths by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

"You have done quite right," said Clemence, embracing her; "run and play, now, dear; a race will do you good and dry these tear-drops."
— from Clemence The Schoolmistress of Waveland by Retta Babcock