Elmore was troubled at the lieutenant's visit, and feared it would cost them all their Italian friends; but she said boldly that she did not care; and she never even tried to believe that the life they saw in Venice was comparable to that of their little college town at home, with its teas and picnics, and simple, easy social Gayeties.
"A Fearful Responsibility and Other Stories"
William D. Howells
Would not that be for him a life far more satisfactory than his present distractions-the Gayeties and amusements-the invitations of strangers?"
"Prince Fortunatus"
William Black
All the Gayeties and gravities of the scene, however, gradually toned down as the serious debate of the evening came on; which was no other than the lamentable condition of the prospects of Kilkieran, and the unanimous opinion of the ruinous consequences that must ensue from the absence of the proprietor.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever