Anne read hers that bitter night, as she kept her agonized vigil through the hours of storm and darkness.
— from Anne of the Island by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

Gúlang na ang ságing kay hinggan,
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

Then he came home at night, and she knitted her brows because of some endless contest between them.
— from The Rainbow by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

But he was close to her now, and she knew how long
— from A Rose of Yesterday by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford

The night grew strangely oppressive, there was a roll of distant, muffled thunder; he turned to her with a commonplace about the heat, when her arms went about his neck, and she kissed him full, slowly, upon the lips.
— from The Lay Anthony: A Romance by Joseph Hergesheimer

A cry of alarm ended in an inarticulate gasp; for the second time that night a Serbian knife had taken toll of the national enemy.
— from Burton of the Flying Corps by Herbert Strang

She did nothing after all, beyond looking, and went away at the end of her month, having committed no greater crime than to whisper brokenly to Neale as she kissed him good-by, "Neale, it's not enough to—Neale, you must love Martha.
— from Rough-Hewn by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

When they parted for the night and Sophie kissed her aunt, Emily did the same, saying heartily,— "It seems as if I'd known you all my life, and this is certainly the most enchanting old place that ever was."
— from Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories by Louisa May Alcott

Marie's arm drew tight around the newcomer as she kissed her cheek.
— from Added Upon A Story by Nephi Anderson

Then, somehow, her arms clasped about Adhelmar's neck, and she kissed him, from pure pity, as she told herself; for Mélite's heart was tender, and she could not endure the anguish in his face.
— from The Line of Love; Dizain des Mariages by James Branch Cabell

Methinks this lover makes no ardent suit, King Husak!
— from Semiramis, and Other Plays by Olive Tilford Dargan