An hour later he emerged in his immaculate undress uniform and sat on the north verandah, drank vermouth and smoked cigars, staring out across the flat swamp where the pewter of the lake was flecked with silver and blood of the sinking sun.
"Witch-Doctors"
Charles Beadle
The vermouth of Turin is an agreeable aperitive, and is taken before sitting down to table.
"The South of France--East Half"
Charles Bertram Black
The waiter returned with the vermouth and the newspapers.
"The Lion and the Mouse A Story of an American Life"
Charles Klein