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"'Well, says the sperit, 'although I was as sober as most men at laste as most gintlemen' says he; 'an' though I was at different pariods a most extempory Christian, and most charitable and inhuman to the poor, says he; 'for all that I'm not as asy where I am now, says he, 'as I had a right to expect, says he.
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu - J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 4

"Well," says the sperit, "although I was as sober as most men at laste as most gintlemin," says he; "an' though I was at different pariods a most extempory Christian, and most charitable and inhuman to the poor," says he; "for all that I'm not as asy where I am now," says he, "as I had a right to expect," says he. "An' more's the pity," says my father.
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu - The Purcell Papers — Volume 1

With that he broke out into extempory prayer for our dear sisters, as he called them, dusted his knees, and gave out the hymn, all as pleased as Punch. Sal walked home from service alongside of her husband, very thoughtful. Deep down in the bottom of his heart he was afraid of her, and she knew it, though she made it a rule to treat him kindly.
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - News from the Duchy
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