Anybody riding on the plain would not know we were here, unless near enough to hear the horses splashing along.”
— from The Trail Boys of the Plains; Or, The Hunt for the Big Buffalo by Jay Winthrop Allen

II Percy understood nothing except that he was afraid, as he sat in the crowded car that whirled him up to London.
— from Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson

But they were cut down; and the climate has gradually been growing colder, until now even the hardiest tree, if it be induced to strike root in a sheltered place, never reaches maturity.
— from The Modern Vikings: Stories of Life and Sport in the Norseland by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen

'If thou understood not earthly things, how shall I make thee understand heavenly things?'
— from The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation by Edward Maitland

They were talking as usual, not expecting that he would reappear for some minutes, when suddenly a shout was heard, and Asgeelo’s head emerged from the water not more than twenty yards from the boat.
— from Cord and Creese by James De Mille

It was not until near evening that he strolled slowly toward the clubhouse.
— from The Auto Boys' Mystery by James A. (James Andrew) Braden

Did you sneak up near enough to hear what the short-horn said?"
— from The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx

“I tole Mist’ Richard,” the kindly servitor continued, “it was a mighty good thing his ma gone up Norf endurin’ the hot spell.
— from The Flirt by Booth Tarkington

The kindness of an instant gains you to a stranger, though no unkindness, nor even the hardest usage, can alienate you from an old friend!
— from The Wanderer; or, Female Difficulties (Volume 4 of 5) by Fanny Burney