At last, Plucking up courage, first one, then another, joined them, and were caught as they came and whirled round and round in a manner quite new to them and which they appeared to find very delightful.
"Afoot in England"
W.H. Hudson
"Oh, I can tell you," she said, Plucking up heart of grace, for here was an easy way out of an embarrassing position.
"Prince Fortunatus"
William Black
"I wasn't here," he said, Plucking up courage.
"At Sunwich Port, Complete"
W.W. Jacobs