The other bidders have bewitched us.
"Stories and Pictures"
Isaac Loeb Peretz
A hackney coachman, however, said five, and the sale was opened; the beast trotting up and down nearly over the bidders at every moment, and plunging on so that it was impossible to know what was doing.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)
A funny scene ensued; for while Billy ran to collect the boys, Ned dismantled the armory, and Hal disposed of the weapons in the most effective manner, on trees, fences, and grass, where the bidders could examine and choose at their ease.
"Spinning-Wheel Stories"
Louisa May Alcott