Next day when I went into the Long Room, I observed several whispers circulate all of a sudden, and did not doubt that Melinda had been busy with my character; but I consoled myself with the love of Narcissa, upon which I rested with the most perfect confidence; and going up to the Rowly-powly table, won a few pieces from my suspected rival, who, with an easy politeness, entered into conversation with me, and, desiring my company to the coffee-house, treated me with tea and chocolate.
"The Adventures of Roderick Random"
Tobias Smollett
She quite relented when she saw him, because she said that he had nice smooth light hair like Rowly-and as time went on, she suggested that if Aggy would only "marry or die" she should be "head girl and hear the boys their lessons."
"Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life"
Margaret Elizabeth Leigh Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey
