She went to Father Felix, the next day, to advise with him about what she had seen; he cautioned her not to mention it to anyone she knew, which advice she followed, strictly; it enlightened him to some extent and he pitied little Tessa more than ever, for he knew the sort of man her patient was ...
— from An American by Belle Willey Gue

He was, moreover, extraordinarily careful of his appearance, and no courtier had whiter or more delicately tended hands or spent more time before the mirror in tying a shoulder knot, and in fastening the stiffened collar of white embroidered linen at the fashionable angle behind his neck.
— from In the Palace of the King: A Love Story of Old Madrid by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford

and the foreman goes and puts the item on the case with that air of patient resignation which is a little more irritating than a swift kick; and then Chet Frazier, if he's hanging around, which he usually is, speaks up: "For goodness' sakes, Ayers, let that item go and get to press," he says.
— from Homeburg Memories by George Fitch

So with the pyramid of Assa, who is mentioned in tablets at Saqqara, Karnak, and elsewhere.
— from Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt by Lewis Spence

mummy inquired tenderly, as she knelt beside her little boy.
— from Children of the Dear Cotswolds by L. Allen (Lizzie Allen) Harker

Now, Sally loves you with her whole soul, for she might have had her pick of half the young men in town, and she knows it.
— from Lion Ben of Elm Island Elm Island Stories by Elijah Kellogg

Then, I can never count change even when my mind is tranquil, and she knows that, and swoops threateningly upon me in booking offices and stationers' shops.
— from Certain Personal Matters by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells