She had told him of her husband's desire that she should leave Rede Place on her friend's arrival, and he had received her confidences with burning indignation and passionate sympathy.
"Jane Oglander"
Marie Belloc Lowndes
It was certainly true that for the last eight years she, a passionate, living woman, had been tied to death in life.
"Jane Oglander"
Marie Belloc Lowndes
"It means this, sir," said she, grasping his arm and speaking in a voice thick from passionate eagerness.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever