I was on the point of sending for you.
"Leo the Circus Boy"
Ralph Bonehill
He thinks you would not accept it-and would not insult you by sending more.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
To let matters alone, my Lord; to be always a little behind time, particularly in sending a force.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever