"imesh" hidden in books

I must either said he

These persons, in his own words, he soon "trimmed up, and silenced;" but it was a more delicate business to deal with the admiral: "I must either," said he, "disobey my orders, or disobey Acts of Parliament.
— from The Life of Horatio, Lord Nelson by Robert Southey

if Mr Elton should have

At the same time, nobody could wonder if Mr. Elton should have aspired—Miss Woodhouse lets me chatter on, so good-humouredly.
— from Emma by Jane Austen

in my eyes suit her

Her hair dressed with powder did not please me as well as the raven black of her beautiful locks, and her fashionable town attire did not, in my eyes, suit her as well as her rich country dress.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

is most entertaining said he

“Your conversation is most entertaining,” said he.
— from Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Illustrated by Arthur Conan Doyle

in my ears so hateful

it still sounds in my ears, so hateful and yet so ludicrous—I heard my own servant-maid whisper, "Let me go, Mr. Alving!
— from Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen

in May exactly suits her

Any time the first week in May exactly suits her, and [161] therefore I consider my going as tolerably fixed.
— from The Letters of Jane Austen Selected from the compilation of her great nephew, Edward, Lord Bradbourne by Jane Austen

interest me extremely said Holmes

“You interest me extremely,” said Holmes.
— from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

in mine ears Such hideous

With that, methoughts, a legion of foul fiends Environ'd me, and howled in mine ears Such hideous cries that, with the very noise, I trembling wak'd, and for a season after Could not believe but that I was in hell, Such terrible impression made my dream.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

I must eventually shoot him

I took possession of a young one, and have got him now tied up near my door; he is quite reconciled, and eats with the greatest confidence out of my hand; he is, however, too expensive to keep long, and I fear I must eventually shoot him.
— from The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 374, June 6, 1829 by Various

is my eldest son heir

"That is Thorpe," he pointed to a chubby boy with curly hair, "he is my eldest son, heir to the title, estates, and responsibilities of the family.
— from Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

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