"Of course you can ask one or two people," he said, and, with a slight smile, "Don't make yourself out more of a martyr than you must, Athena!"
"Jane Oglander"
Marie Belloc Lowndes
At the top of a slight rise he turned again and waved his hand, and was lost to their sight.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
"I suppose it is settled," replied Scanlan, with a slight laugh.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever