I am satisfied that you will neither of you be guilty of such an act of madness as you contemplated, especially now that I tell you that I stop at nothing which the law gives me power to do for the preservation of the discipline of my ship.
— from The Adventures of Don Lavington: Nolens Volens by George Manville Fenn
She evidently never took it to you.
— from Wild Kitty by L. T. Meade
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