The next morning, February 11, the Nautilus's pantry was enriched by more dainty game.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne

The procureur, without going to see either his wife or his daughter, went at once to his study, and, offering the young man a chair: “M. d’Épinay,” said he, “allow me to remind you at this moment,—which is perhaps not so ill-chosen as at first sight may appear, for obedience to the wishes of the departed is the first offering which should be made at their tomb,—allow me then to remind you of the wish expressed by Madame de Saint-Méran on her death-bed, that Valentine’s wedding might not be deferred.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

A few words were exchanged between M. Denevers and the Commissary.
— from The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness by Victor Hugo

Miss Bingley was engrossed by Mr. Darcy, her sister scarcely less so; and as for Mr. Hurst, by whom Elizabeth sat, he was an indolent man, who lived only to eat, drink, and play at cards; who, when he found her to prefer a plain dish to a ragout, had nothing to say to her.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Miss Bingley was engrossed by Mr. Darcy, her sister scarcely less so; and as for Mr. Hurst, by whom Elizabeth sat, he was an indolent man, who lived only to eat, drink, and play at cards, who when he found her prefer a plain dish to a ragout, had nothing to say to her.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

From the petty quarrels of a city and her suburbs, from the cowardice and discord of the falling Greeks, I shall now ascend to the victorious Turks; whose domestic slavery was ennobled by martial discipline, religious enthusiasm, and the energy of the national character.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

"Well, dear, her mother was a real lady; and her father was educated by my dear husband, and was in the army."
— from The Rebel of the School by L. T. Meade

Christ went ordinarily to the synagogues, where even bad men did read Moses and the prophets every sabbath day.
— from A Christian Directory, Part 3: Christian Ecclesiastics by Richard Baxter

In the finished work there are statues not yet accounted for, that is to say, the recumbent portrait of the Pope which was executed by Maso del Bosco, the coat of arms of the Della Rovere by Battista Benti of Pietra Santa, and the terminal figures by Giacomo del Duca.
— from Michael Angelo Buonarroti With Translations Of The Life Of The Master By His Scholar, Ascanio Condivi, And Three Dialogues From The Portugese By Francisco d'Ollanda by Holroyd, Charles, Sir

I was employed by Miss Duluth.
— from What's-His-Name by George Barr McCutcheon

[Pg 88] did not become seriously effective until more than a year after the beginning of war, and we know the price of cotton went even beyond Mr. Davis’ figures.
— from The Real Jefferson Davis by Landon Knight

My father would have let me go willingly enough, but my dear mother, who had never seen the capital, feared for my welfare.
— from My Sword's My Fortune: A Story of Old France by Herbert Hayens

I may state the system was established by Miss Davis, who was appointed head governess in 1861, and I am glad to think that at this moment she retains her post.
— from Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 by King of Great Britain Edward VII

The fearful fascination of a brigand like Bothwell, for so proud and passionate a nature as Mary's, is well explained by M. Dargaud.
— from The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various

Mr. Morton sold his company in all but fact to Mr. Charles G. du Bois, then president of Western Electric, but Mr. du Bois went off to Europe, and his substitute refused to see any merit in the deal.
— from Printing Telegraphy... A New Era Begins by Edward E. Kleinschmidt

On the 1st of June, 1889, a small body of dacoits was encountered by Mr. Dyson, Assista
— from The Pacification of Burma by C. H. T. (Charles Haukes Todd) Crosthwaite