Wordlessly and continually in her heart she was praying that Richard might know and come to them, calling him, calling him, in her thoughts ceaselessly imploring help, patience, delay, anything that might hold events still until Richard could reach them, for deep in her heart of faith she knew he would come.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
"Helen makes rather good soup," I remarked, while the lady of the house cast me an imploring look from the other end of the table.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford
The next moment her brow darkened, an imploring look appeared on her face; she stretched out both her hands and clasped them together; he then remarked on one of her fingers, two wedding rings, and wondered whether the second one belonged to the father of her child, or if some other man were now in possession of that small hand.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse