He didn't answer at once, then, as he stood in the doorway, he said in his chilliest voice: "I never discuss ladies with such men as you and particularly in such surroundings."
— from Painted Veils by James Huneker
"I, poor but honest, already in the toils of matrimony; and you, a plutocrat in sudden danger of a government investigation, I'm told, and hovering on the brink!" "Here we are!" echoed Steve.
— from Then I'll Come Back to You by Larry Evans
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