The die was cast and I moved to the door, but had to return to place a paperweight on loose sheets littering my desk, whereupon my eyes fell on the old pack of cards and I threw the hat upon the bed and began solitaire.
"A Top-Floor Idyl"
George van Schaick
I take the liberty of leaving under the paperweight at my elbow a two dollar bill.
"Green Fancy"
George Barr McCutcheon
Fifi was taken into the inner recesses of his study to serve as a paperweight.
"Edgar Saltus: The Man"
Marie Saltus