[Takes a snapshot] Keep still....
— from Plays by Anton Chekhov, Second Series by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Speeding in breathless terror all Sought King Sugríva's council hall, And there made known their tale of fear, That Lakshmaṇ wild with rage, was near.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

And then he said, My name is Sir Pelleas, born in the Isles, and of many isles I am lord, and never have I loved lady nor damosel till now in an unhappy time; and, sir knight, since ye are so nigh cousin unto King Arthur, and a king's son, therefore betray me not but help me, for I may never come by her but by some good knight, for she is in a strong castle here, fast by within this four mile, and over all this country she is lady of.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

When the hour for departure drew near the old mother went to her bedroom, and taking a small knife she cut her fingers till they bled; then she held a white rag under them, and letting three drops of blood fall into it, she gave it to her daughter, and said: “Dear child, take great care of this rag: it may be of use to you on the journey.”
— from The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

Towards five o'clock he went out, and took train at South Kensington Station (for everyone to-day went Underground).
— from The Forsyte Saga, Volume I. The Man Of Property by John Galsworthy

She wished she were going back with Diana to Avonlea; she knew she was going to die of homesickness.
— from Anne of the Island by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

"I have nothing left now," said he, "but my plate and jewels, and the furniture of my house; and, should my fleet delay, I will sell all rather than a single knight should be kept from joining the glorious expedition."
— from Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre by Louisa Stuart Costello

Some of these dedications {181} have been, by certain writers, accredited to another saint Kieran (September 9).
— from A Calendar of Scottish Saints by Michael Barrett

In order that Tee-hee´-nay might know of his welfare and the success of the hunt, it was agreed between the lovers that at sunset Kos-su´-kah should go to the high rock to the east of Cho´-lak
— from Indians of the Yosemite Valley and Vicinity Their History, Customs and Traditions by Galen Clark

"And this alliance," said Kaunitz, still pursuing the object for which he was contending, "this marriage is the result of one letter to Farinelli.
— from Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel by L. (Luise) Mühlbach

He threw a small knife switch and again turned.
— from The Affair of the Brains by Anthony Gilmore

There was Art Osgood, standing with his back toward her and with one palm spread upon his hip in the attitude she knew so well.
— from Jean of the Lazy A by B. M. Bower