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  • Casino at Monte Carlo because officers were not admitted in uniform, and the only mufti I had brought with me was my pyjamas which I had left at the hotel; of the two casualties in the Paris barrage; of the time I gave C.B. to "Yorky" when I saw he had partaken too freely of coffee, and of the delightful memories of Italy which we had brought back with us.

    The Great War As I Saw It Frederick George Scott 1902

  • "Yorky" has always been a wonder, and his life a series of adventures and arduous tasks, which seem to prove that the loss of a limb has been compensated for by hardihood and resourcefulness worth a great deal more.

    Confessions of a Beachcomber 1887

  • The sudden souse into the water restored "Yorky" to consciousness, and he swam back to the cutter whence the blacks had hastily fled in the dingy.

    Confessions of a Beachcomber 1887

  • It was a desperate struggle for a one-armed man to cling to and clamber up the side of the boat, but "Yorky" has never yet failed when his life was at stake.

    Confessions of a Beachcomber 1887

  • "Yorky," great of heart, is quite unused to the melting mood.

    Confessions of a Beachcomber 1887

  • Not really caring who it was, Laura turned toward the door again, but the expression on Yorky’s face stopped her.

    A Hopeless Romantic Harriet Evans 2006

  • Not really caring who it was, Laura turned toward the door again, but the expression on Yorky’s face stopped her.

    A Hopeless Romantic Harriet Evans 2006

  • Not really caring who it was, Laura turned toward the door again, but the expression on Yorky’s face stopped her.

    A Hopeless Romantic Harriet Evans 2006

  • She wore a little black jacket that also seemed to have an ancient naval look to it, although maybe it was just basic New Yorky, something she had picked up at Saks Fifth Avenue.

    The Huckleberry Murders Patrick F. McManus 2010

  • There are some angry customer reviews for this (which, like Cheap Novelties, is out of print), but when I read it I felt like I had stepped into an expansive, surprising (and very New Yorky) world: beautiful, dense, and intense, with the shifts of mood and fortune of a great old-fashioned novel.

    An Amazon.com Books Blog featuring news, reviews, interviews and guest author blogs. 2008

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