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let us come in the evening
It is so good of you to let us come in the evening," Mrs. March replied.
— from A Hazard of New Fortunes — Complete by William Dean Howells

Let us continue in the examination
The Use of Business Let us continue in the examination of this example.
— from Writing for Vaudeville by Brett Page

looked up cheerfully into that ever
Judge Custis was surprised at the moderation of Meshach, and he looked up cheerfully into that ever sentinel face on which might have been printed " qui vive? "
— from The Entailed Hat; Or, Patty Cannon's Times by George Alfred Townsend

Let us call it the enchanted
“Let us call it the enchanted palace, dear,” Inez answered as Helen released her, “and you the modern Circe, with power to make all about you as beautiful and as happy as the ancient Circe to cast malign influences.”
— from The Spell by William Dana Orcutt

Let us call in the Egyptian
Let us call in the Egyptian musicians; and cry out upon me if my looks grow sad!"
— from A Friend of Cæsar: A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by William Stearns Davis

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