He is always kind and jolly, and will put me to rights, I know," said Jo to herself, and off she went.
— from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

“Was you raised in Kentuck?” said Tom, with interest.
— from Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Revenge, I know, 's a kingly morsel, And ever hath been part and parcel Of this your godlike state.
— from Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes by Jean de La Fontaine

At any rate, I know she's safe on the yacht, though I haven't yet seen her; but you see it was not my fault," Lily summed up.
— from The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

Now, really, I know so little about your company that—' “'Ah, smart, smart!'
— from The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

"It were that Robbins, I know," said the dame, shaking still.
— from Mildred Arkell: A Novel. Vol. 2 (of 3) by Wood, Henry, Mrs.

He would always “put up a hack for you,” than which no effort of hospitality makes a man more deservedly popular in a hunting country; and his dinners, his Indian dishes, his hot pickles, his dry champagne, his wonderful claret (“not a headache in a hogshead, sir,” the General would say, with a frown of defiance), were all in keeping with the snug, comfortable appearance of his dwelling, and the luxurious style which men who have served long in the army, and often been obliged to “rough it,” know so well how to enjoy.
— from General Bounce; Or, The Lady and the Locusts by G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville

"Well, mother," replied Ivan Kouzmitch, "stay if you like, if you have such confidence in our fortress.
— from The Prose Tales of Alexander Pushkin by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin

"Youh hair 'pears to be fallin' out, boss," he remarked, yesterday, while trimming my locks, "I reckons I kin save it.'"
— from Step Lively! A Carload of the Funniest Yarns that Ever Crossed the Footlights by George Niblo