I was able to establish the identity of the man and the woman and knew at last exactly how I stood.
— from The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

But when the field became thin by the numbers on either side who had yielded themselves vanquished, had been compelled to the extremity of the lists, or been otherwise rendered incapable of continuing the strife, the Templar and the Disinherited Knight at length encountered hand to hand, with all the fury that mortal animosity, joined to rivalry of honour, could inspire.
— from Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott

But in the glorious year 1660 everyone began to throw up his cap and welcome right royally the king from over the water; and the long-faced Puritan disappeared, and the writing in the register-books changed into that of a scholarly hand; and many of our churches were enriched by thankofferings of plate and other gifts, because the good people of England rejoiced exceedingly that their loved Church and her services were restored to them; and “the king at last enjoyed his own again.”
— from English Villages by P. H. (Peter Hampson) Ditchfield

"My servant knows a little English," he said.
— from The Cardinal Moth by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White

Sam’s frantic efforts, though insufficient to carry him past Kilham, at least enabled him to hold a place ahead of his pursuers.
— from The Yale Cup by Albertus T. (Albertus True) Dudley

I killed a large eagle here this evening, about six feet ten inches from wing to wing.
— from Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, Volume 3 (of 5) In the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773 by James Bruce

Keepers and labourers eyed him askance for awhile, but West's imperturbability took effect before very long.
— from The Swindler and Other Stories by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell

" In our own time some of the men whose wide knowledge and large experience have best fitted them to express an opinion on Machiavelli have been most emphatic in their high estimation of his character and influence.
— from The Century of Columbus by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

Kanimapo at last expressed his surprise that Tim and the mules had not arrived; and assuring us that we should be perfectly safe provided we remained in the valley, he left us, saying that he would go in search of them.
— from The Young Llanero: A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela by William Henry Giles Kingston

How could a Martian know a language evolved here on Earth?
— from Zarlah the Martian by R. Norman (Robert Norman) Grisewood