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Examples
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The sight of that post-mortem cruelty recalled Carthew to the life of instinct, and his revolver was in hand and he had aimed and fired before he knew.
The Wrecker 1898
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Jon Carthew, 45, who makes the sausages, said yesterday that he had not received any complaints about the absence of real dragon meat.
Boing Boing: November 12, 2006 - November 18, 2006 Archives 2006
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Anthony Carthew reporting for the New Republic captured the essence of the weapon when he said "The most horrible thing about napalm and white phosphorous: though the body is virtually drowned in flame, the victim tends to live."
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The hero of three styles, Dickson, Goddedaal, or Carthew, must be the owner of a lively -- or a loaded -- conscience, and the reflection recalled to me the photograph found on board the FLYING SCUD; just such a man, I reasoned, would be capable of just such starts and crises, and I inclined to think that Goddedaal (or Carthew) was the mainspring of the mystery.
The Wrecker 1898
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I first carried him back to the night in Barbizon when Carthew told his story, and asked him what was done about Bellairs.
The Wrecker 1898
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"Perhaps you don't know how tired we are," said Carthew.
The Wrecker 1898
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It seemed he had put the matter to his friend at once, and that Carthew had taken to it with an inimitable lightness.
The Wrecker 1898
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I was sure that his coming interview with Carthew rode his imagination like a nightmare; when the thought crossed his mind, I used to think I knew of it, and that the qualm appeared in his face visibly.
The Wrecker 1898
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Three days later, Carthew stood before the lawyer, still in his jean suit, received his hundred and fifty pounds, and proceeded rather timidly to ask for more indulgence.
The Wrecker 1898
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Carthew was sick with sleeplessness and coffee; his hands, softened by the wet, were cut to ribbons; yet he enjoyed a peace of mind and health of body hitherto unknown.
The Wrecker 1898
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