"I will save her or lose my life," quoth Warner, in a voice that sounded like an auctioneer at a farm sale.
"Epistles-from-Pap-Letters-from-the-man-known-as-The-Will-Rogers-of-Indiana"
Durham, Andrew Everett
Whenever a girl had anything to auction, she acted as her own auctioneer, and when the others thought she had taken enough time, one of them serenely set up in competition.
"Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman"
Annabel Sharp
In either case the auctioneer is called in, a dinner is prepared, and everybody who likes to come is welcome.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies