He got a room as close to Val's as he could, shut himself into it, and gave himself up to his headache and to gloomy meditation.
"Lonesome Land"
B. M. Bower
He never neglected an opportunity to talk about his trip, therefore when he put his chair back from the table, and engaged in quiet meditation, Silas felt sure he was about to introduce the subject in a new way; for Armsby was a very ingenious as well as a very lazy man.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe
Allow me to interrupt your meditation.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse