These, and a vast number of similar speeches attended the leave-taking of nearly each of her guests, till Lady Dorothea, confused, almost stunned by reiterated shocks, sat silently accepting these mysterious announcements, and almost imagining herself in all the bewilderment of a dream.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
It was Mr. Squeers's custom on the first afternoon after his return from London to call the school together to make announcements, and read letters written by himself, which he pretended had been written by the relatives of the boys.
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes
Then, gaining the beautiful city, he would read the announcements of Edna's singing.
"Melomaniacs"
James Huneker