Flinging a triumphant smile towards the disappointed wooer, she glided rapidly beyond his reach; and, nimbly tripping over the footbridge, disappeared from his sight amid the shrubbery surrounding the mansion.
"The White Gauntlet"
Mayne Reid
Was not I the wooer-I, Marion Wade?
"The White Gauntlet"
Mayne Reid
Furious at his dismissal, he was still eager to be considered a successful wooer of the famous actress.
"Superwomen"
Albert Payson Terhune