Now he saw the cruelty he had committed in Detaching her from the normal conditions of life; he felt, too, the insight with which she had hit upon the real cause of their suffering.
"The Greater Inclination"
Edith Wharton
"Never till this instant," said I, "have I beheld him," as I looked towards the tall, stoutly-built figure of my adversary, who was very leisurely Detaching a cordon from his tightly fitting frock, doubtless to prevent its attracting my aim.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)
What cutting out of leaves and Detaching of rice-paper landscapes!
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)