He saw how the Letterless one would sit speculating shrewdly and spitefully; so he was careful to amuse his mystified Dragon, while he drew nearer and nearer to his gold apple.
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith
The weeks went on, and every week of seven Letterless mornings, every week of seven anxious nights, made the sisters more fully aware that notice and employment would not come to them in the way they had dreamed; made them think it well that Branwell's home should not be the dwelling of innocent children.
"Emily Brontë"
A. Mary F. (Agnes Mary Frances) Robinson
If three days go by without a letter she telegraphs to know if the asylum has burned; whereas, if you-nice man-go Letterless, you simply send us a present to remind us of your existence.
"Dear Enemy"
Jean Webster