It is shocking indeed to be fastened speechless upon a rack, and to be charged by uncomprehending souls with Counterfeiting emotion.
"Not Pretty, But Precious"
John Hay, et al.
None of the three were unaware of the psychological action of that peculiar instinct of danger possessed by men habitually exposed to surprise-they knew how easily it may be aroused in a sleeper by the unusual happening about him, and how cunningly it is allayed by Counterfeiting within his hearing the usual course of normal events.
"Nan of Music Mountain"
Frank H. Spearman
Rather a difficult thing to admit, my good friend; but I know the daughters of Scio; they have a talent for Counterfeiting virginity.
"The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons"
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt