Nell became very much frightened, but as there was no time now for retreat, pressing knee to knee, she curtsied to the elephant as best she could; after which she stretched out her little hand with the begonias and spoke in a slightly quivering voice.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
She curtsied with inimitable grace, and would have kissed the hand he held out to her, had he permitted the homage.
"The Maid of Maiden Lane"
Amelia E. Barr
The girl curtsied and disappeared.
"The New Tenant"
E. Phillips Oppenheim