He was a Major Biddell, one of those men only to be found, so Mrs. Maule now reminded herself, in hospitable England.
"Jane Oglander"
Marie Belloc Lowndes
Still the labored breathing went on and on a long time,-time enough for their servants to gather, a meek and hospitable group some little distance away, watching the vessel which would restore the whites to their old status on the island; time enough for the steamer to drop her anchor and to put out a boat; but at last, in a long shuddering sigh, it ceased.
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee
Although the drink had little effect on Silas, who was very temperate, Tug paid tribute to its strength by opening his wide eye to its greatest extent, as if in wonder at his hospitable reception, and closing the other tighter, like a man who had concluded to give one side of his body a rest.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe