Let me know when you have succeeded; and if you do the business adroitly, I shall double this Douceur."
"The White Gauntlet"
Mayne Reid
He little thought how near he was to the opportunity he desired-of earning the duplicate of that Douceur.
"The White Gauntlet"
Mayne Reid
But poor Samuel, though sick, went to the Ras and insisted on having the order cancelled: I believe his influence was backed on that occasion by a Douceur he quietly slipped into the Ras's hand.
"A Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia With Some Account of the Late Emperor Theodore, His Country and People"
Henry Blanc