The dreadful sufferings I undergo; and my narrow escapes with life Young as I was, I perfectly remember that the strange departure of my uncle Elford produced a very sensible effect upon me.
— from The Adventures of Hugh Trevor by Thomas Holcroft

You know—you must know—that not everybody would like your choice of music?'
— from A Red Wallflower by Susan Warner

Chips knew too well that he had taken a liberty which the actual circumstances alone could excuse; but nobody else was listening yet, so he whispered in Crabtree’s ear, “Because I wrote it!”
— from Fathers of Men by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung

I think Aunt Nancy Ellen will let you stay at her house after this, and go to the Hartley High School in winter, so you can come out of that much better prepared to teach than I ever was.
— from A Daughter of the Land by Gene Stratton-Porter

He took part in several noble English weddings last year, and he offers his advice in our consultation to-day."
— from The Maid of Maiden Lane by Amelia E. Barr

Nobody ever was like you, and it was because you were so kind I had to cry."
— from 'Our Guy' or, The elder brother by Boyd, E. E., Mrs.