As I took my way along the corridor, I could not help feeling that among all my singular scrapes and embarassing situations through life, my present mission was certainly not the least-the difficulty, such as it was, being considerably increased by my own confounded "amour propre," that would not leave me satisfied with obtaining my liberty, if I could not insist upon coming off Scathless also.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)
Even if he should himself escape Scathless beyond the frontier, he must leave homestead and family behind-to be dealt with as chattels and kindred of traitors fare.
"Border and Bastille"
George A. Lawrence
But he remained Scathless, to refuse demanded vegetables, to annoy the kitchen, to pronounce the motor-car utterly valueless, and to complain of his own liver.
"The Lion's Share"
E. Arnold Bennett