What can this mean, said I, surely this is not the usual way to treat with a rejected suitor; if it be, why then, by Jupiter the successful one must have rather the worst of it-and I fervently hope that Lady Jane be not at this moment giving his conge to some disappointed swain.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)
Confound them, they were feeling sorry for me because I had received my conge, and they were actually finding fault with me for not taking it with a grin on my face!
"A Fool and His Money"
George Barr McCutcheon
No: I hope, for the young man's own sake, he's got his conge."
"April Hopes"
William Dean Howells Last Updated: February 27, 2009