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  • There were many things, in the weather, the landscape, their sole occupancy of an unsmoking compartment, while all the smoking compartments round overflowed with smokers, which conspired to offer them a pleasing illusion of the past; it was sometimes so perfect that they almost held each other's hands.

    Their Silver Wedding Journey — Complete William Dean Howells 1878

  • There were many things, in the weather, the landscape, their sole occupancy of an unsmoking compartment, while all the smoking compartments round overflowed with smokers, which conspired to offer them a pleasing illusion of the past; it was sometimes so perfect that they almost held each other's hands.

    Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 2 William Dean Howells 1878

  • There were many things, in the weather, the landscape, their sole occupancy of an unsmoking compartment, while all the smoking compartments round overflowed with smokers, which conspired to offer them a pleasing illusion of the past; it was sometimes so perfect that they almost held each other's hands.

    Complete March Family Trilogy William Dean Howells 1878

  • Even after the election, when America’s urban citadels stood unsmoking and intact, gun showrooms saw a rise in boot traffic as the heavily armed became even more heavily armed, stocking up on high-caliber staples before an anticipated crackdown by the Obama administration on home arsenals.

    The Good, the Bad, and Joe Lieberman Wolcott, James 2009

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