"It is not very surprising that the davenports, who never ceased dancing till long after the sun came to look at them," said Helen,-"it is not all wonderful that they should sleep late, and I believe Mr. Vivian makes it a principle to be the last on all occasions.
"The Vicar of Wrexhill"
Mrs [Frances] Trollope
Another half-hour brought forth the davenports and Mr. Vivian; but still Mr. Mowbray did not appear, and Helen, though hitherto she had been quite satisfied by her mother's account of his prolonged slumbers, again began to feel uneasy about him.
"The Vicar of Wrexhill"
Mrs [Frances] Trollope
The lights were blown out, and the spirit of an eccentric individual, well known to the davenports, and whom they call George, addressed the audience through the trumpet.
"The Complete Works of Artemus Ward, Part 1"
Charles Farrar Browne