For the private garden-party it is proper for a lady to ask for an invitation for a friend, as there is always plenty of room; but it should also be observed that where this request is not answered Affirmatively, offence should not be taken.
"Manners and Social Usages"
Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood
We've got a thing big enough to set forth now Affirmatively, and I think that readers generally hate minute polemics and recriminations.
"The Letters of William James, Vol. II"
William James
De Spain nodded Affirmatively as he dismounted.
"Nan of Music Mountain"
Frank H. Spearman