But I'll be blowed if ever I have seen anything to beat this.
"The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories"
Charles Weathers Bump
Her heart beat fast with excitement, as it often did these days, when she heard them talk of the war and the men who went away, perhaps never to return, or to return with great glory.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
Stas' heart beat with joy, but at the same time Chamis' words surprised him.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz