"You'll never guess what 'e said then," said Mrs. Silk dropping her dustpan and brush and gazing at the hearth.
"At Sunwich Port, Complete"
W.W. Jacobs
Mike was warm-blooded, and it was a pretty red-faced boy that stood at last before his mother with the dustpan in his hand.
"The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys"
Gulielma Zollinger
He explained, "Oh, it's only the broom and dustpan gone tobogganing down the stairs.
"Amusement Only"
Richard Marsh