Then he read: “Monsieur le Baron: “There is, in the gallery in your castle, a picture of Philippe de Champaigne, of exquisite finish, which pleases me beyond measure.
— from The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar by Maurice Leblanc

You jest let me walk in, and then you can wash up regardin' my legs!'
— from Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker

Here there lies a grove of trees, marked as the ‘Ragged Shaw,’ and on the farther side stretches a great rolling moor, Lower Gill Moor, extending for ten miles and sloping gradually upward.
— from The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

" "I believe you are right, my love; it will be better that there should be no annuity in the case; whatever I may give them occasionally will be of far greater assistance than a yearly allowance, because they would only enlarge their style of living if they felt sure of a larger income, and would not be sixpence the richer for it at the end of the year.
— from Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

* * * * * and * * * * * * in which there is as much sustenance, as if you give him a peck of corn: now as these words cost nothing, I long from my soul to tell the reader what they are; but here is the question—they must be told him plainly, and with the most distinct articulation, or it will answer no end—and yet to do it in that plain way—though their reverences may laugh at it in the bed-chamber—full
— from The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne

Last der Beweisführung burden of proof Last; Gemeinkosten burden Lastenfernverkehr; Fernlastverkehr long distance haulage Lastenumlage cost allocation Lastenverkehr heavy traffic Lastschrift debit advice Lastschrift debit note Lastschriftbeleg debit slip Lastwagen (Br.); offener Lastwagen lorry latent latent Lattenverschlag crate Laufbursche errand boy Laufbursche office boy laufend current laufend running laufende Einnahmen current receipts laufende Finanzplanung continuous budgeting laufende Geschäfte current transactions laufende Instandhaltungsarbeiten general maintenance work laufende Inventur permanent inventory laufende Inventur perpetual inventory laufende Kalendertage running days laufende Maschine running machine laufende Preis price current laufende Rechnung running account laufende Reparaturen maintenance repairs laufende Schuld floating debts laufende Verbindlichkeiten current liabilities laufende Zahlungen current payments laufender Credit open credit laufender Kontostand running total laufender Kredit standing credit Laufkarte move ticket Laufkarte für die Fertigung move ticket Laufkarte für die Fertigung route card
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

In Madame Dubuc’s time the old woman felt that she was still the favorite; but now the love of Charles for Emma seemed to her a desertion from her tenderness, an encroachment upon what was hers, and she watched her son’s happiness in sad silence, as a ruined man looks through the windows at people dining in his old house.
— from Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

“The venom is extremely powerful,” remarked Mr. Lewis, wiping the perspiration from his brow.
— from Lost in the Wilds of Brazil by James H. Foster

“Have I not seen the grave close over my more than parents, earthly possessions swept away, and now resigned my love—all, all that was left me!”
— from Signing the Contract, and What It Cost by Martha Finley

“I am only repeating what we all say of you,” rejoined Mr. Lavender reproachfully.
— from The Burning Spear: Being the Experiences of Mr. John Lavender in the Time of War by John Galsworthy

“A dream, Rob, my lad!” said Brazier, with a sigh.
— from Rob Harlow's Adventures: A Story of the Grand Chaco by George Manville Fenn

I read my little book, felt better, resolved not to let the sun set on my anger, and ran over to tell Laurie I was sorry.
— from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

The Reverend Mr Larynx approached the sofa, and proposed a game at billiards.
— from Nightmare Abbey by Thomas Love Peacock

He was hung up by the heels with a rope full of twist, by which means he whirled round most laughably, like a bird before the fire; while the soldiers lashed him with their belts to make him speak.
— from My Lords of Strogue, Vol. 2 (of 3) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Lewis Wingfield

JEANNE, LEFT ALONE WITH THE STRANGERS, INSPECTED THEM WITH INTEREST "You have read my letter?"
— from The Cinder Pond by Carroll Watson Rankin

“Forgive me, dearest.—As I said, better than my best; for, Ruth, my life was—wicked, long ago.
— from Mrs. Falchion, Complete by Gilbert Parker