Some had passed the night there; others had come long distances, faint and footsore; but as they sat, stood, or lay in groups around, not a murmur, not a whisper escaped them; with aching eyes they looked towards an open window, where the muslin curtain was gently stirred in the faint air.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
Well, I've been aching to tell the truth to John Kingsnorth for two years, and now I've done it.
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee
As she strained her eyes through the blackness, Charlotte felt that the weight of ages lay on their aching pupils.
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee