I replied a little irritably, for I knew I was in the wrong staying upstairs like that, and naturally resented not being allowed to be in the wrong in peace. '
— from In the Mountains by Elizabeth Von Arnim
He and Merlin sat up long, telling apparently never-ending, half-forgotten tales, and smoking furiously.
— from A Colonial Reformer, Vol. 2 (of 3) by Rolf Boldrewood
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