(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) Mr. Darcy drew his chair a little towards her, and said, "You cannothave a right to such very strong local attachment.
( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'Here, waiter!' shouted the stranger, ringing the bell with tremendousviolence, 'glasses round--brandy-and-water, hot and strong, andsweet, and plenty,--eye damaged, Sir? Waiter! raw beef-steak for thegentleman's eye--nothing like raw beef-steak for a bruise, sir; coldlamp-post very good, but lamp-post inconvenient--damned odd standingin the open street half an hour, with your eye against alamp-post--eh,--very good--ha! ha!' And the stranger, without stoppingto take breath, swallowed at a draught full half a pint of the reekingbrandy-and-water, and flung himself into a chair with as much ease as ifnothing uncommon had occurred.
To this mode of life the man was compelled to resort;and taking the chair every night, at some low theatrical house, at onceput him in possession of a few more shillings weekly, and enabled him togratify his old propensity.
( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'A wretched-looking woman, the man's wife, met me on the stairs, and,telling me that he had just fallen into a kind of doze, led me softlyin, and placed a chair for me at the bedside.
A little child was sleeping on a temporary bed which had been madefor it on the floor, and the woman sat on a chair by its side.
Draw your chair up tothe table, Sir.
Never!' and, by way of showing that he had no desire to be questionedfurther, he drew a chair close to that of the spinster aunt and satdown.