And after that she had kist me, she kneeled beside me, and lookt at me, very dear and tender; so that I knew in a moment that she had waked a while gone, and watched me, somewise motherlike, as I did sleep.
"The Night Land"
William Hope Hodgson
Afterward, greatly to my satisfaction, I heard that though, motherlike, Mrs. Hudson had forgiven her son, Mr. Sherwood ever treated him with a cool haughtiness, which effectually kept him at a distance.
"Homestead on the Hillside"
Mary Jane Holmes
Father and she were delighted to hear of my good fortune, but, motherlike, she said I deserved it, and then came tears of joy.
"American Men of Mind"
Burton E. Stevenson