He found Richard Maule sitting, as he always did sit in any but the hottest summer weather, crouched up in front of the fire; but when Dick came in Mr. Maule smiled as a man smiles at his own son, and the other saw that his cousin looked more vigorous, more alive, than usual.
"Jane Oglander"
Marie Belloc Lowndes
It was there the pursuit was hottest.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
It was one of the hottest days in midsummer, and though I am generally little affected by any temperature, yet the suffocating air on that occasion completely overpowered and exhausted me.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse