They sat in the library after dinner and read the evening papers together under the Droplight; while the younger people went into the drawing-room near by and talked.
"The Awakening and Selected Short Stories"
Kate Chopin
A maroon-coloured cushion hurtled toward him, narrowly missing the green shade of the Droplight on the study table and, thanks to prompt and instinctive action on the part of Tim, sailed on, serene and unimpeded, into the corridor.
"Left Guard Gilbert"
Ralph Henry Barbour
When Don squirmed himself loose Tim continued alone until the Droplight was knocked to the floor at the cost of one green shade.
"Left Guard Gilbert"
Ralph Henry Barbour