I hope by this time they have put up some hurdles for the sheep, or turned out the cart-horses from the lawn.
— from The Letters of Jane Austen Selected from the compilation of her great nephew, Edward, Lord Bradbourne by Jane Austen

When Mrs. Oldname calls on Mrs. Stranger the first time, the latter may do nothing but call in return; it would be the height of presumption to invite one of conspicuous prominence until she has first been invited by her.
— from Etiquette by Emily Post

when he at once resumed his seat, and waited patiently until she had finished.
— from Thistle and Rose: A Story for Girls by Amy Walton

Indeed, she would never have accepted Mrs. Wardour’s invitation at all, so she had made quite plain, unless she had felt it her duty to take an interest in her husband’s relations.
— from Peter by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson

"Not physically unfit," said his friend.
— from Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume I by M. Y. Halidom

Josette smiled at him sweetly, and then quite innocently picked up several hairpins from the floor.
— from A Gentleman of Courage: A Novel of the Wilderness by James Oliver Curwood

Felipa ate but little, but Drollo, after waiting politely until she had finished, devoured everything that was left in his calmly hungry way, and then sat back on his haunches with one paw on the plate, as though for the sake of memory.
— from Rodman the Keeper: Southern Sketches by Constance Fenimore Woolson

And Maria, glad to escape him, fled up-stairs, and never paused until she had found refuge in Mrs. L'Oiseau's room.
— from The Missing Bride by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth