That magistrate, sitting with his back to the light, gazed at Maitland with steady, small gray eyes, while the scribble of the pen of the Greffier, as he took down the Englishman's deposition, sounded shrill in the bleak torture-chamber of the law.
"The Mark Of Cain"
Andrew Lang
Relying upon this comfortable security, I lingered unmolested amongst the beeches till the ruddy gold of the setting sun ceased to glow on their foliage; then taking the nearest path, I suffered myself, though not without regret, to be conducted out of this fresh sylvan scene to the dusty, pompous parterres of the Greffier Fagel.
"Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents"
William Beckford
The latter had taken his seat at a small table, and just opposite was his Greffier, or clerk, who was to write down question and answer, verbatim.
"The Rome Express"
Arthur Griffiths