For these depositors there necessarily was no account to be found in the bank books, and the party paying him upon notice given would thus be presumptively implicated.
— from A History of Banks for Savings in Great Britain and Ireland by William Lewins

“The sort that appeals to me is out of the question at present,” he said, firmly determined to put himself under no greater obligation to me than need be.
— from The Man Who Fell Through the Earth by Carolyn Wells

I tell you we obeyed without any demur! Many of the passengers hurried up, not going to their staterooms at all, but Father felt he must get his Gladstone bag and I had a small satchel all packed, which I took.
— from A House Party with the Tucker Twins by Nell Speed