It marked a conclusion, and Preluded serious statements.
"The House of a Thousand Candles"
Meredith Nicholson
She did not seem abashed in any way, for, having Preluded, she threw herself into another song.
"Sandra Belloni by George Meredith, v1"
George Meredith
It was an odd theme for two men to attempt after dinner, servants hovering about them, their two faces a little flushed by wine and good eating, their keen interest masked from the others around them by a gossiping affectation, their hands going out as they talked for matches or cigarette, and before we had gone further than to fling out a few intimations to each other our colloquy was interrupted by our host standing up and by the general stir that Preluded our return to feminine society.
"The Passionate Friends"
Herbert George Wells