It was lucky for the utterer of this remark that it remained unheard by the object thereof, otherwise we fear that, even in the middle of that bustling pavement, a vigorous application of shoe-leather might have awakened Master Harry most painfully to the fact that it had been overheard.
"The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley"
Bertram Mitford
But he must be a Saviour that is a Saviour; not an utterer of dark sayings which are made darker by being interpreted, but a doer of deeds.
"A Second Coming"
Richard Marsh
The critic shrugged his shoulders, and with a smile bowed to the ravishing utterer of last words on the most baffling of subjects.
"The Lion's Share"
E. Arnold Bennett