The nephew took his seat beside the driver. The cab began to quiver, then it started forward with a whirr.
D.H. Lawrence, 'The Primrose Path,' from England, My England, Penguin, 1966, p. 144.
TIME: early 20th C.
PLACE: London, England
CIRCUMSTANCE: a late-night cab ride
The red lights flared over the deepening darkness. From the foundry came the horrible, slow clang, clang, clang of iron, a great noise, with an interval just long enough to make it unendurable.
D.H. Lawrence, 'Fanny and Annie,' from England, My England, Penguin, 1966, p. 176.
TIME: early 20th C.
PLACE: rural England
CIRCUMSTANCE: a woman returns to a foundry town
They 'pinged' the door-bell, and her aunt came running forward out of the kitchen... They were interrupted by the ping of the shopbell, and Harry's call of 'Right!'
D.H. Lawrence, 'Fanny and Annie,' from England, My England, Penguin, 1966, p. 177-179.
TIME: early 20th C.
PLACE: rural England
CIRCUMSTANCE: a woman visits her aunt's sweet-shop.
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