Melinda certainly has some taste; possibly I may like her," and while Cogitating upon Melinda Jones and the expected gayeties in Washington, she fell asleep; nor did Richard's step arouse her, when, about three o'clock, he came in from the village in quest of some law documents he wished to see.
"Ethelyn's Mistake"
Mary Jane Holmes
Perhaps she would come back, and if so he must have a place worthy of her, he said, one day, to Melinda, who seized the opportunity to unfold a plan she had long been Cogitating.
"Ethelyn's Mistake"
Mary Jane Holmes
For a few moments I stood before the outer door, with the latch-key in my hand, Cogitating so deeply that I forgot to fit it in the lock.
"A Top-Floor Idyl"
George van Schaick