It was a little curious, though, that most of the men whose names appeared on John Bill's ledger had accounts against John Bill, and while he frequently turned to their page and showed their balances, they also turned to John Bill's page in their ledgers, and remarked that there was no getting anything out of him.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe
In the middle stands a large, roughly painted writing-table on which lie samples of grain and ledgers.
"The Silent Mill"
Hermann Sudermann
Yet she retained her dignified manner, and when the visitors had selected their trash without looking at it, and attempted to engage her in jocular converse, she drew herself up and took refuge behind the bookcase L to N, which was her shelter when she sat in the window busy with her accounts and ledgers.
"The Song of Songs"
Hermann Sudermann