Thomas Hardy

“ Geoffrey stuck in the shovel, swept seven or eight ants from his sleeve, and killed another that was prowling round his ear, then looked perpendicularly into the earth as usual, waiting for Enoch to say more. ”

“ Geoffrey’s own heart felt inconveniently large just then. He went to the staircase and ascended to his daughter’s door.
“Fancy!”
“Come in, father.”
To see a person in bed from any cause whatever, on a fine afternoon, is depressing enough; and here was his only child Fancy, not only in bed, but looking very pale. Geoffrey was visibly disturbed.
“Fancy, I didn’t expect to see thee here, chiel,” he said. “What’s the matter?” ”

“ The keeper resumed his gun, tucked it under his arm, and went on without whistling to the dogs, who however followed, with a bearing meant to imply that they did not expect any such attentions when their master was reflecting. ”