[ Feeling for the knife under L ILIOM ’ S coat.
— from Liliom: A Legend in Seven Scenes and a Prologue by Ferenc Molnár

Led by one of the older boys, the little lads were often sent out for long tramps over rough and stony roads, under the hot sun; and the best boy was the one who kept up longest, in spite of bleeding feet, burning thirst, and great fatigue.
— from The Story of the Greeks by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber

“I’m all attention,” said Mr Meldrum, “but pray do not keep us long in suspense.
— from The Wreck of the Nancy Bell; Or, Cast Away on Kerguelen Land by John C. (John Conroy) Hutcheson

Mary really hankered after the beaded purse, but she knew Una loved it, so she said, “Give me Daniel.
— from Rainbow Valley by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

But he does not keep us long in suspense.
— from Round Cape Horn Voyage of the Passenger-Ship James W. Paige, from Maine to California in the Year 1852 by J. (Joseph) Lamson

If I had not been reduced by this time to a meritorious humility—which I meant to keep up, let it suffer as it might—it would have gone hard with our language to forego one of its strongest and briefest words, which the weaker tongues try to pronounce against us, but condemn themselves by the effort.
— from Dariel: A Romance of Surrey by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore