“The very reason why I kept it from you—my dear boy.
— from The History of Pendennis by William Makepeace Thackeray

“Where I keep it for you,” said Magdalen—“in the passage-money to Australia.
— from No Name by Wilkie Collins

he repeated harshly, and then his tone changed from defiance to a softened regret: "I'll tell you why I kept it from you!
— from Hilda Lessways by Arnold Bennett

I trust there was nothing in your package that could be damaged when I knocked it from your grasp.”
— from The Rival Pitchers: A Story of College Baseball by Lester Chadwick