When he wearied of the compliment he clapped the journalist on the shoulder and observed: 'We shall split our sides on Thursday, ne?
"The Furnace"
Rose Macaulay
In Floris and Blancheflor, for example, a much condensed version of a descriptive passage in the French is introduced by the words, "I ne can tell you how richly the saddle was wrought."
"Early Theories of Translation"
Flora Ross Amos
Very warm and a trifle out of breath we sought shelter beneath a big purple beech, and I can still hear H. explaining to Mrs. Chase: "Below you on the right runs the Marne, and over there, beyond those hills, do you see that long straight line of trees?"
"My Home In The Field of Honor"
Frances Wilson Huard