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  • I laughed at my moment's qualm of foolishness and went below, well content to meet my loved one and to rest secure in her father's wisdom.

    CHAPTER XXXVIII 2010

  • However, to continue in this enviable position, he must be prepared at a moment's notice to go scabbing again.

    THE SCAB 2010

  • "An 'there's no tellin' how much deeper it 'll pitch," he sighed, in a moment's pause, while his fingers soothed his aching back.

    All Gold Cañon 2010

  • The steward and Louis prepare dishes extraordinary and de luxe for the cabin table; yet Miss West is able at a moment's notice to improve on these dishes.

    CHAPTER XX 2010

  • In vain he struggled to defend himself, to block, to cover up, to duck, to clinch into a moment's safety.

    Chapter 6 2010

  • Again, where even the fraction of a second's footing was out of the question, he would swing his body past by a moment's hand-grip on a jutting knob of rock, a crevice, or a precariously rooted shrub.

    All Gold Cañon 2010

  • After a moment's reflection, he adds, But then artists' work has a lot to do with therapy.

    Meditations on History Emma Crichton-Miller 2011

  • Most men feel they have to give a diamond ring when they propose — even though, as anyone knows after a moment's thought, the only woman worth buying a ring for is the one who doesn't care how much you spent on her ring.

    Diamonds Aren't an Investor's Best Friend Brett Arends 5000

  • All of the elves have silly names like Pampaserrbahgh or Galendoropynphordaladys, the meanings of which can be easily discerned after a moment's reflection.

    Archive 2010-06-01 2010

  • "Ay," Hooniah affirmed, the latent malignancy of her nature flashing into a moment's exultation.

    THE MASTER OF MYSTERY 2010

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