... know," said Jimmy. "Give me a cocktail. A telephone's the driest thing in the world to talk into. But, as I told the other ... — The Real Adventure • Henry Kitchell Webster
... her tenderly, her eyes wet with tears of happiness; and Molly and Morton entering just then, with questions as to where Polly should be suspended, turned the talk into lighter channels. ... — Sara, a Princess • Fannie E. Newberry