Harry King mused a little, then resolved to break his loneliness by accepting the casual acquaintance, and to avoid personalities about himself by asking questions about the town and those he used to know, but whom he preferred not to see.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
His presence grew, till the loneliness of the room was conquered.
"The Furnace"
Rose Macaulay
Did you think I was afraid of loneliness?
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee