There was one, turning on the contradictory nature of a door which under favourable conditions was indistinguishable from an earthenware vessel, that seldom failed to baffle the unalert in the days before the binding of this person's hair.
"Kai Lung's Golden Hours"
Ernest Bramah Commentator: Hilaire Belloc
His vitality and energy had slipped from him, leaving his body heavy, unalert.
"The Prelude to Adventure"
Hugh Walpole