All those present were terrified at the omen, but he recovered himself, saying that, as he had prayed, he had received a slight hurt to temper his great good fortune.
— from Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1 (of 4) by Plutarch

She looked round and snapped her teeth.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Mr. Elton looked as if he did not very well know what answer to make; which was exactly the case; for though very much gratified by the kind care of such a fair lady, and not liking to resist any advice of her's, he had not really the least inclination to give up the visit;—but Emma, too eager and busy in her own previous conceptions and views to hear him impartially, or see him with clear vision, was very well satisfied with his muttering acknowledgment of its being “very cold, certainly very cold,” and walked on, rejoicing in having extricated him from Randalls, and secured him the power of sending to inquire after Harriet every hour of the evening.
— from Emma by Jane Austen

As for Tofano, no sooner did he know the lady to have left the house than he straightway arose and going to the doors, locked them from within; after which he posted himself at the window, so he might see her return and show her that he had gotten wind of her fashions; and there he abode till such time as she came back.
— from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio

Walked back to Redriffe, and so home to the office again, being thoughtfull how to answer Sir W. Coventry against to-morrow in the business of the Victualling, but that I do trust to Tom Wilson, that he will be ready with a book for me to-morrow morning.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

He then took Farfrae round and showed him the place, and the stores of grain, and other stock; and finally entered the offices where the younger of them has already been discovered by Elizabeth.
— from The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy

My mind being thus settled, I went by linke home, and so to my office, and to read in Rushworth; and so home to supper and to bed.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

In one of these cells were several globes, or balls, of a most ponderous metal, about the bigness of our heads, and required a strong hand to lift them; the other cell contained a heap of certain black grains, but of no great bulk or weight, for we could hold about fifty of them in the palms of our hands.
— from Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World by Jonathan Swift

“I?” said Mercédès, blushing as rapidly as she had turned pale, and again becoming paler than ever.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

The knight, on hearing this, grew very sorrowful, and replied: “Noble stranger, it is too much to run a second hazard; this monster lived in a den under yonder mountain, with a brother of his, more fierce and cruel than himself; therefore, if you should go thither, and perish in the attempt, it would be a heart-breaking [ Pg 21] thing to me and my lady; so let me persuade you to go back with us, and desist from any further pursuit.”
— from Favorite Fairy Tales: The Childhood Choice of Representative Men and Women by Various

As she came closer she raised a swift hand to steady the man pounding behind her.
— from Boy Woodburn: A Story of the Sussex Downs by Alfred Ollivant

Sic dixit: at ego ipsum, respondens, allocutus sum: Hæc tibi infelix perficiamque et faciam: Nos quidem sic verbis respondentes molestis Sedebamus: ego quidem seperatim supra sanguinem ensem tenebam: Idolum autem ex altera parte socii multa loquebatur: Venit autem insuper anima matris mortuæ Autolyci filia magnanimi Anticlea, Quam vivam dereliqui iens ad Ilium sacrum, Hac quidem ego lachrymatus sum videns miseratusque sum aio: Sed neque sic sivi priorem licet valde dolens Sanguinem prope ire, antequam Tiresiam audirem: Venit autem
— from Instigations Together with An Essay on the Chinese Written Character by Ezra Pound

"Well, two soldiers were standing on the rocks at St. Helena; the rocks were out of the water, but the swell just broke over them.
— from Masterman Ready by Frederick Marryat

Marcelline listened to them as they talked, at first with the same intent, peculiar expression she had worn in the sick room, but gradually her features relaxed as she heard their harmless chatter, subdued so as not to disturb the sufferer near by, but full of little childish gossip and kindly details of daily life.
— from Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 22, November, 1878 by Various

"I think I'll have to escort Miss Ashe to her room and show her the rules," she said, smiling.
— from Blue Bonnet in Boston; or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's by Lela Horn Richards

She turned round and summoned him to her side.
— from Margaret Capel: A Novel, vol. 1 of 3 by Ellen Wallace

Now a light small-sword is an awkward weapon to meet the swashing blows of heavy bludgeons; therefore his lordship kept away, avoiding their rushes and fierce strokes by quickness of foot and dexterity of body; twice his twinkling point had darted vainly but his third thrust was answered by a snarling cry of pain and incontinent his two assailants took to their heels, whereupon his lordship uttered a joyous shout and leapt in pursuit but was staggered by a blow from behind and, reeling aside, saw his third assailant make off after the others.
— from Our Admirable Betty: A Romance by Jeffery Farnol

Shortly after Richart, who had been hourly expected, arrived from Amsterdam grave and dignified in his burgher's robe and gold chain, ruff, and furred cap, and was received not with affection only, but respect; for he had risen a step higher than his parents, and such steps were marked in mediaeval society almost as visibly as those in their staircases.
— from The Cloister and the Hearth by Charles Reade