There were no formalities in our parting on the desolate ice.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
"We have heard so;"-and then the Doctor entered, and after the usual formalities said, "I have just met Earl Hyde and his Countess parading themselves in the fine carriage he brought with him, 'Tis a thousand pities the President did not wait in New York to see the sight."
"The Maid of Maiden Lane"
Amelia E. Barr
Now, then, let's get through with the formalities at once.
"My Home In The Field of Honor"
Frances Wilson Huard