When she did go on, it was at first haltingly, and then with just such a little setting of her resolution as she had used when, years ago, a sweet and awkward flapper, she had complimented me on my spurious engagement to the lady whose name she now suddenly mentioned.
"The Debit Account"
Oliver Onions
Judging it necessary to put a stop to this, I gave each little imp for his pains a hard rap of the head with my fly-flapper, which greatly surprised them, and sent them off yelping.
"Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846"
James Richardson
The Mock Turtle sighed deeply, and drew the back of one flapper across his eyes.
"The Worlds Greatest Books Vol. II: Fiction"
Arthur Mee, J. A. Hammerton, Eds.