I was told that she never once remonstrated with the intolerable Mrs. Sweeny, despite her tipsiness, disorder, and general neglect; yet Mrs. Sweeny had to go the moment her departure became convenient.
— from Villette by Charlotte Brontë
Lull the second—the girls, not one of whom was ever known to weep a tear for the rebukes of any other master, now all melting like snow-statues before the intemperate heat of M. Emanuel: I not yet much shaken, sitting down, and venturing to resume my work.
— from Villette by Charlotte Brontë
[5] atrae siempre una concurrencia numerosa y muy selecta.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson
PASCUAL: Mirad bien lo que decís, Take care what you say in this manner porque yo sirvo a doña Ana for I’ve served Doña Ana desde que nació, y mañana since she was born, and I guarantee seréis su esposo, don Luis.
— from Don Juan Tenorio by José Zorrilla
No; you must settle now!
— from An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde
“No: you must stay!
— from Jane Eyre: An Autobiography by Charlotte Brontë
Why don’t you shoot him?” “No shoot,” says Friday, “no yet; me shoot now, me no kill; me stay, give you one more laugh:” and, indeed, so he did; for when the bear saw his enemy gone, he came back from the bough, where he stood, but did it very cautiously, looking behind him every step, and coming backward till he got into the body of the tree, then, with the same hinder end foremost, he came down the tree, grasping it with his claws, and moving one foot at a time, very leisurely.
— from The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Their consents, replied he, I should have thought it my duty to ask; but not yours, madam. Suppose, said she, I had married my father's groom!
— from Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson
No, you, Miss Sharp; my dear Miss Sharp, do sing it."
— from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
So likewise there is included stature, but then it is neither tall stature nor low stature, nor yet middle stature, but something abstracted from all these.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James
"Nay, your Majesty," she said, "I pray you let my desire rule.
— from Historic Boys: Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times by Elbridge S. (Elbridge Streeter) Brooks
If the news you make so much of is not worth the telling, then shall you expiate your impudence in prison.
— from Over the Border: A Romance by Robert Barr
,’ says the skipper, ‘she isn’t handsome, as handsome goes, even in these parts, but––’ “‘Never you mind, skipper,’ says the cook: ‘for mother always ’lowed that looks come off in the first washin’.’
— from The Cruise of the Shining Light by Norman Duncan
"I did love papa best," she whispers, "but now——" "No, you must still love him best," Violet cries, in all the agony of renunciation.
— from Floyd Grandon's Honor by Amanda M. Douglas
As rich mines were opened up on New York Mountain, some bearing free gold, Camp Nolan grew until there was no more room.
— from Unique Ghost Towns and Mountain Spots by Caroline Bancroft
The idea, of course, comes upon you like a bolt from the blue, as I can see by your face; but before you answer 'No,' I must say I've loved you in a respectful manner for many years, and though I knew my place too well to say so, I let it appear by faithful service and very sharp eyes always on your interests—day and night you may say."
— from The Spinners by Eden Phillpotts
Any moment now you may see Bompard crossing the rocks.
— from The Beach of Dreams: A Romance by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
"No! your menial servant has my caste in his power.
— from The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12) by Edmund Burke
" "Not you, my sister," Anina said quietly.
— from The Fire People by Ray Cummings
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