Whenever the Elder cleared his throat and looked off out of the window, as was his wont when about to speak of any matter of importance, her heart leaped and her eyes gazed intently at her plate, to hide the emotion she could not restrain.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
He understood, and would restrain himself until Larry was satisfied, and the trial ended.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
She had been the very light of his life, and he loved her on, through her sorrow, if not her shame, till, as death drew nigh him, unable to restrain his craving desire, he asked me to go and fetch her, to give her his last kiss and receive his last blessing.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever