The future which he had formed a moment ago became miserable or chimerical in his eyes, that future of a pelota player, of a poor Amuser of the crowds, at the mercy of a malady or of a moment of weakness-His hopes of the day-time were going out, based, doubtless, on unstable things, fleeing now in the night- Then he felt transported, as in his childhood, toward that soft refuge which was his mother; he went up, on tiptoe, to see her, even asleep, and to remain there, near her bed, while she slept.
"Ramuntcho"
Pierre Loti
Your manner, pour vous Amuser, consists in standing on a crowded staircase, and complaining that you are terribly bored.
"Pelham, Complete"
Edward Bulwer-Lytton Last Updated: March 16, 2009
He knew that, for a time at any rate, he would displace even Jos Curtenty, that almost professional "card" and Amuser of burgesses, in the popular imagination.
"The Card, A Story Of Adventure In The Five Towns"
Arnold Bennett
