And he fears she only said to herself, that if the silence of a thundery night was oppressive, such noise was a worse infliction.
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr
"It is thundery to-night," said Sir Nicholas.
"By What Authority?"
Robert Hugh Benson
It was a thundery day, which it would have been pleasanter to spend in the garden, but that, Sir Nicholas said, under the circumstances was not to be thought of; so they threw the windows wide to catch the least breath of air; and the smell of the flower-garden came sweetly up and flooded the low cool room; and so they sat engrossed until the evening.
"By What Authority?"
Robert Hugh Benson