Alice was in no danger of what she most shrank from—a public pillory; but she was among those of whom the world whispers, with a half-condoning smile and shrug.
— from The Shadow of Life by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
Emily to reassure herself, declaring that she was in no danger, of which she was convinced, for she began to laugh heartily at the discomfiture of M. Law.
— from The Double Life by Gaston Leroux
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