First a grimy little hand came on her shoulder, as she sat sniffing behind the handkerchief; then, peeping out, she saw an apple-cheeked face very near her own, with eyes full of pity, penitence, and affection; and then she heard a choky little voice say earnestly,- Don't cry, aunty; I'm sorry I was rude.
"Kitty's Class Day And Other Stories"
Louisa M. Alcott
Just then one pair of legs, the longer pair, stirred, the sand heaved up convulsively, and, uttering wandering words in a choky voice, there arose the figure of Oliver Orme.
"Queen Sheba's Ring"
H. Rider Haggard
We meet Mrs. Gaudet, a dear old lady with a black cap, the pinkest of pink cheeks, and the kind of smile that brings a choky feeling into your throat and makes you think of your mother.
"The New North"
Agnes Deans Cameron