The Greek, speaking in this manner, perhaps deceived his own conscience, but Stas' silence deceived him also for in the end he Mistook it for fear.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
When I first showed myself, they took me for a Chinese left in charge of the junk, and Mistook my white signal for an alarm destined to recall the rest from shore.
"A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas"
Fanny Loviot
She did not mention her father again till this moment, when she Mistook you for him, and fancied he was sitting at her bedside.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse