Elisa, accepting the honour, did even as it had been done before her, in that, having first, to the satisfaction of the company, taken order with the seneschal for that whereof there was need for the time of her governance, she said, "We have many a time heard how, by dint of smart sayings and ready repartees and prompt advisements, many have availed with an apt retort
— from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio

"What an excellent father you have, girls," said she, when the door was shut.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

The sunshine coming through the crater had grown stronger, shedding a hazy light over all the volcanic waste forever buried in the heart of this extinct mountain.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne

He gave short sharp answers; he was uneasy and cross, unable to discern between jest and earnest; anxious only for a look, a word of hers, before which to prostrate himself in penitent humility.
— from North and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

When they heard that they heartily rejoiced, and thanking the priest, departed. Anon, as they passed by a certain castle, an armed knight suddenly came after them, and cried out to the damsel, “By the holy cross, ye shall not go till ye have yielded to the custom of the castle.” “Let her go,” said Sir Percival, “for a maiden, wheresoever she cometh, is free.”
— from The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by Knowles, James, Sir

“On the contrary, I have noticed that when he is off the trail he generally says so.
— from The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

Marry, God defend his Grace should say us nay!
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

“The leddie has got some spirit in him,” I heard Bob Tubbs observe.
— from Happy Jack, and Other Tales of the Sea by William Henry Giles Kingston

I wish you could see how good the sister is, how she spoils me, how gently she scolds me when I am not good, for in spite of all my sermons it sometimes happens that I deserve to be scolded.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 01, April to September, 1865 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Various

William looked at Ashton almost with admiration, and thought how new and awkward everything was to himself, and how tired he got standing so many hours on duty, and crowding his way through the busy thoroughfares.
— from Tiger and Tom and Other Stories for Boys by Various

The soft white thing that bound her graceful, sloping shoulders, had fallen loose displaying her glorious white neck and bosom.
— from Mistress Penwick by Dutton Payne

he says; "I want you to look at these bees—I have got six swarms already."
— from Two Years in Oregon by Wallis Nash

"Probably Mr. Rylands come back for his goloshes," said Sylvia.
— from Happy-go-lucky by Ian Hay

When Molly found that he had gone, she sent the farmer after him.
— from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing