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"Keep it always beside the bed I know what these cases are." The servant disappeared, and the eyes of the sick woman opened and looked at Sheila. There shot into them a look of horror and relief in one, if such a thing might be. A sudden energy inspired her, and she drew herself up in bed, her face gone ghastly. "You are Sheila Boyne, aren't you?" she asked in a low half-guttural note.
Gilbert Parker - No Defense, Complete

Her own eyes, as she passed these bushes, were fastened on the shed. But it seemed that someone else had discovered shelter here; for with a quick, half-guttural cry, like that of a startled animal, a small figure started up, close by her feet, and stood and edged away from her with an arm lifted as if to ward off a blow.
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - True Tilda

"Keep it always beside the bed I know what these cases are." The servant disappeared, and the eyes of the sick woman opened and looked at Sheila. There shot into them a look of horror and relief in one, if such a thing might be. A sudden energy inspired her, and she drew herself up in bed, her face gone ghastly. "You are Sheila Boyne, aren't you?" she asked in a low half-guttural note.
Gilbert Parker - No Defense, Volume 3.
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