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Entró, arrodillóse delante del altar mayor, recordando las advertencias que acerca de la compostura dentro de la iglesia le hiciera su tía; visitó luego una capilla, y se disponía 5 a entrar en otra, cuando un acólito, celador o perrero se le acercó, y con modales muy descorteses y descompuesto lenguaje, le habló así: —Su Ilustrísima dice que se plante usted en la calle.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós
“Look up, Charlie; you see that light?”
— from St. Winifred's; or, The World of School by F. W. (Frederic William) Farrar
From that day you became the dearest friend of our family, if you will let us call you so."
— from With Marlborough to Malplaquet: A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne by Richard Stead
Let us celebrate your success.
— from The Tarn of Eternity by Frank Tymon
Whilst this was said, Vanderdecken continued to regard me steadfastly and with great [150] sternness, then on a sudden relaxing his frown, he exclaimed in that wondrous voice of his, which put a solemn music into his least utterance: "Come, you shiver with the cold, and have the look of the drowned.
— from The Death Ship: A Strange Story, Vol. 1 (of 3) by William Clark Russell
213 “I think you girls had better let us carry you,” said Pepper.
— from The Putnam Hall Encampment; or, The Secret of the Old Mill by Edward Stratemeyer
Let us compare your serjeant, now, with the lord who hath been the subject of conversation; on which side would an impartial judge decide the balance to incline?"
— from Amelia — Volume 2 by Henry Fielding
"Now," began Gud, "let us consider your situation intelligently.
— from The Book of Gud by Harold Hersey
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