I was his guest once, and I 'm not sure that I Repaid the hospitality as became me.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
In course of time she found out what he wanted, though he never gave her advice or suggestion in reference to it; and he had amply Repaid her for all the pains she had been to by saying once, after she had played for him half an hour in a dark room, while he rested on a sofa near her, that she was growing more like her mother every day.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe
Your poor mother rented a pianow for you, too, I reckon, and hired you a teacher; and when you could drum a little, she thought you could play a great deal, and felt Repaid for all her trouble, believing that you would turn out well, and make your brothers feel ashamed of themselves for being so worthless.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe