Here they encountered quite a delegation of girls from Morton House, among whom was Gertrude herself, and a great deal of mysterious intriguing went on behind that young woman's back, who, quite unconscious of the honor about to be thrust upon her, was telling her chum that she thought Grace Harlowe would make a good president for 19——. On her way home Grace exclaimed delightedly: "Look across the street, girls!
— from Grace Harlowe's First Year at Overton College by Josephine Chase

I remember many incidents which illustrate abundantly his quick understanding of the hardship and danger of their lives.
— from Kitchener's Mob: Adventures of an American in the British Army by James Norman Hall

The commanders were gloomy, and without answering any questions urged on their horses, as though the very fiend were at their heels.
— from The Downfall (La Débâcle): A Story of the Horrors of War by Émile Zola

I was quite unworthy of the honour, and had much rather have trodden the turf of the mountains.
— from Italy; with sketches of Spain and Portugal by William Beckford