And that was how they came to be there, crowded in a corner, all during the testimony of Betty Ballard, unheeded by those around them-mere units in the throng trying to hear the evidence and see the principals in the drama being enacted before them.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
Otherwise, he might, in his present temper, find himself near Becker's; and if a man is quarrelsome he may always get principals and seconds there.
"The Maid of Maiden Lane"
Amelia E. Barr
In a loosely formed procession they proceeded very slowly to the temple, the principals in a closed brougham in the middle.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch