When I was ready I tiptoed to her bedside and touched her on the cheek.
"My Lady of the Chimney Corner"
Alexander Irvine
As he was thus speaking, the servants, at a gesture from her Ladyship, quietly stole from the chamber, leaving her alone at his bedside.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
Mary had just awoke from a short sleep, and lay with her hand clasped within that of a large and white-haired man at the bedside.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever