It might have been a vague liking to watch the workings of his son's real self and a desire to test him to the full.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
Nights of anxiety and watching, the workings of a spirit that fought inch by inch with fortune, were deeply marked upon her features.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
He had spoken strongly, though he had carefully picked his words, and she had little difficulty in following the workings of his mind, which on the whole were amusing.
"A Prairie Courtship"
Harold Bindloss