Towards morning the vermin disappeared.
"A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas"
Fanny Loviot
There is light and life down this way; a light in the window of the wretched house occupied by Mr. Tug Whittle, and all the neighboring buildings are alive with rats and vermin.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe
The house was of wood without even a floor of stone, and he could not sleep because of the vermin.
"Command"
William McFee