[Pg 272] So strong a military power as this on the frontier made it imperative to place the Transvaal, or South African Republic, under more effective rule than that of the Boers.
— from The World and Its People, Book VII: Views in Africa by Anna B. Badlam

"I hope you believe that I am doing just what is right until Mr. Elliott returns," said Frank earnestly.
— from The Boys of Bellwood School; Or, Frank Jordan's Triumph by Frank V. Webster

"I cannot tell you what a load you have taken off my shoulders, for, of course, the main responsibility rests upon me." Evelyn regretted that the nuns could not have tea with her, and wondered whether they were ever allowed to partake of their own excellent home-made cake.
— from Evelyn Innes by George Moore

In this novel species of social intercourse, Mrs Poole showed much tact, wearing the Turkish dress, which is admirably adapted to the climate, in her visits to ladies of the middle class, as well as at home; "but in visiting those who are considered the noble of the land, I resume, under my Eastern riding-costume, my English dress.
— from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 by Various