Nothing but whine, and I was always at it, although I was brought up in a house with three-ply Carpets on the floor, and always treated well.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe
The place seemed to be entirely deserted-the walls were wet with damp, there were no Carpets on the floor, a window at the end of the passage showed its uncurtained square.
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole
As to the Carpets you asked me to go and look at....
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole